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Arbitration law and rules

Conventions, national statutes, codes and rules used in the website’s materials, with links from each instrument to its analysis.

Collection prepared on 28 October 2026. Treaties, domestic legislation, model texts and court guidance have distinct legal roles. Archived and future editions are identified separately.

International conventions

International conventions

New York Convention 1958

Arbitration agreements and recognition and enforcement of foreign awards. State participation and reservations are recorded by the depositary.

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Instrument text · English · authentic text

New York, 10 June 1958; United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 330, 1959, No. 4739, pp. 38–43

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UNCITRAL · New York Convention

International conventions

European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration 1961

Agreements, procedural organisation, applicable law and the effects of annulment within the Convention’s scope.

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Instrument text · English, French and Russian

1961 Convention; UN certified copy, 1994

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treaties.un.org

Provisions and additional sources · 1

Model texts and procedural rules

Other national legislation

Other national legislation

France: Code de procédure civile, Articles 1442–1445, 1504 and 1507

Complete CPC Articles 1442–1445, 1504 and 1507: clauses, submission agreements and domestic/international distinctions.

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Selected provisions in full · French

Provisions effective on 28 October 2026; the future Article 1504 version from 1 January 2027 is not included

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Légifrance

Other national legislation

Arbitration Act 2025: official text

Reform of English arbitration legislation: governing law, court assistance and review. Additional links cover commencement and official explanatory notes.

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Complete statute · English

As enacted, 24 February 2025

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legislation.gov.uk

Provisions and additional sources · 2

Russia

Russia

Russian Civil Code · persons, transaction form, representation and succession

Complete selected Part I provisions on notarial form, authority, assignment, debt transfer, guarantees and separate legal personality.

Document text
Complete selected articles · Russian

Source edition 10 June 2026, with listed changes through 22 October 2026

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Official Internet Portal of Legal Information

Russia

Commercial Procedure Code of the Russian Federation

Commercial court assistance, setting aside, writs of execution, foreign awards and sanctions-related mechanisms.

Document text
Complete cited provisions · Russian

38 complete articles; 15 December 2025 edition, amendments effective 1 January 2026

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Official Internet Portal of Legal Information

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Complete selected provisions on court jurisdiction, assistance, setting aside, enforcement writs and foreign awards. Edition dated 8 September 2026.

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Complete cited provisions · Russian

15 complete articles; Uchet.kz identifies the 8 September 2026 edition

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Adilet · Kazakhstan Ministry of Justice

Belarus

Kyrgyzstan

Armenia

Moldova

Moldova

Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Moldova

Complete selected articles in the 6 August 2026 edition: court jurisdiction, foreign awards, annulment and a writ. Unofficial e-Lex copy; the official register and full 2024 archive PDF are linked separately.

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Complete cited provisions · Romanian

6 August 2026 edition; unofficial e-Lex copy, 27 complete articles

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Moldova State Register of Legal Acts

Court guidance

Primary sources

Official legal resources

State and international-organisation portals. The edition and language of each text are shown on its document page.