Ad hoc arbitration in China

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• Foreword = ix
• Acknowledgments = xi
• 1 Introduction = 1
• Ⅰ Overview and significance = 1
• Ⅱ Background = 4
• A. Arbitration vs. litigation = 4
• B. Ad hoc vs. institutional arbitration = 7
• Ⅲ The ad hoc problem under Chinese law = 10
• 2 A history of legal transplant = 14
• Ⅰ Arbitration's history in the Western world = 14
• Ⅱ Arbitration's history in China = 16
• A. The primitive stage : arbitration in Ancient and Imperial China = 16
• B. The start of modernization : arbitration in the late Qing dynasty = 17
• C. Continued modernization : arbitration in the Republic of China = 21
• D. The current system : arbitration in the People's Republic of China = 22
• Ⅲ The impact of history on the current Chinese arbitration law = 30
• Ⅳ A legal transplant story = 32
• 3 Enforceability of ad hoc arbitration agreements in China = 39
• Ⅰ Rejection of ad hoc arbitration agreements under Chinese law = 39
• Ⅱ Different jurisdictions in the Greater China region = 41
• A. Hong Kong and Macau = 41
• B. Taiwan = 44
• Ⅲ Enforcing cut hoc arbitration agreements under non-Chinese law = 45
• A. Choice-of-law issues in international commercial arbitration = 46
• B. The SPC's judicial interpretations = 48
• C. The SPC's choice-of-law rule on an arbitration agreement's validity = 49
• Ⅳ Analyzing the SPC's choice-of-law rule = 52
• A. Validity-preferring and pro-arbitration = 52
• B. Potential issues = 55
• Ⅴ Conclusion = 57
• 4 Enforceability of ad hoc arbitration awards in China = 58
• Ⅰ Foreign ad hoc arbitration awards are enforceable in China = 58
• Ⅱ Seemingly dire prospects for Chinese ad hoc arbitration = 63
• A. Successful operation seems impractical under Chinese law = 63
• B. Awards unenforceable under Chinese law = 69
• Ⅲ Conclusion = 80
• 5 Making ad hoc arbitration work in China under its current law = 81
• Ⅰ A special drafting strategy = 81
• Ⅱ Ad hoc arbitration in China will operate successfully = 85
• A. External obstructions no longer possible = 85
• B. Internal obstructions will not happen = 86
• Ⅲ The ad hoc arbitration award will be enforceable = 87
• A. More chances of being enforced inside China = 88
• B. More likely to be enforced outside China = 91
• Ⅳ Conclusion = 93
• 6 A system calling for change = 94
• Ⅰ A broken system = 94
• Ⅱ A vague and problematic standard = 96
• Ⅲ Rationale behind the hostility no longer exists = 98
• A. Reasons given by the Chinese lawmakers = 99
• B. A more convincing explanation = 100
• C. Changes in nowadays China = 102
• Ⅳ Conclusion = 104
• 7 Re-thinking China's ad hoc arbitration legal framework = 105
• Ⅰ China, should have ad hoc arbitration = 105
• Ⅱ China can have ad hoc arbitration = 108
• A. Doubts are unnecessary = 108
• B. Mediation offers a good example = 109
• Ⅲ Towards a complete ad hoc arbitration system = 114
• A. The SPC's role = 114
• B. Legislative action is the only choice = 119
• 8 Conclusion = 121
• Appendices = 127
• Appendix A : Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China = 127
• Appendix B : Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China (selected provisions) = 144
• Appendix C : The Supreme People's Court's interpretation on certain issues concerning the application of the `Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China" = 148
• Index = 155