The “Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia” has started its series of regular courses for judges and arbitrators of the Center, on December 8. Tigran Dadunts, Director of the Legislation Development Center Foundation, one of the founding bodies of the Center, gave an opening speech, who presented the importance of the sector from the point of view of the establishment of the justice system. The representatives of the “Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia” introduced the Center’s role, activities and work carried during this period of time.
The representatives of the “Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia” introduced the Center’s role, activities and work carried during this period of time.
The second day of the event was announced by Tatevik Matinyan, Director of the “Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia”. She presented the structure of the Center, guarantees of independence, role and performed works.
The series of speeches was continued by the member of the Center’s Arbitration Council, the president of the Italian Arbitration Association, Andrea Carlevaris. He emphasized the role of state courts in arbitration proceedings, presented the concept and role of international arbitration, the essence of commercial and investment arbitrations, as well as the methods of providing judicial support to arbitration and the procedure for their implementation. Carlevaris also addressed the role of permanent arbitration institutes, presenting the functions of such centers (namely the “Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia”), the scope of work with the parties and the arbitration tribunal, the procedure for appointing arbitrators, examining the challenge presented to them, and other issues.
The last speech of the day on the topic “Mediation and execution of arbitration awards” was delivered by Hayk Kupelyants, member of the Center’s Arbitration Council, PhD, lecturer at King’s College London. At the request of the participating judges and arbitrators, Mr. Kupelyants first addressed the grounds and procedure for annulment of an arbitral award on grounds of public order. Accordingly, the speaker presented what public order is and in which cases it is used as a basis for annulment of an arbitration award, highlighting the existing international experience in this regard.
On the third day of the talks, Lilit Petrosyan, Deputy Director of the “Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia”, presented the structure of the rules, as well as the arbitration proceedings based on the rules, starting from submitting a request to the Center for arbitration up to making an arbitration award. The procedure for calculating and paying arbitration fees of the Center was also discussed. The presentation of the “Arbitration Rules” was accompanied by a series of questions and fruitful discussion.
“Disputes resolved through arbitration”. A member of the arbitration council of the “Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia”, Mrs. Aida Avanesyan, PhD in international law from the University of London gave a speech on this topic. The speaker presented to the participants the issues related to arbitrability, in particular the range of cases that can be examined through arbitration, distinguishing international experience and local approaches. Questions related to the challenge of the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal, the law applicable to the question of jurisdiction were also discussed.
Aram Orbelyan, managing partner of “Concern Dialog” law office, concluded the series of speeches by presenting the grounds for the annulment of the arbitration award and the issues related to them. Issues related to written communication in arbitration proceedings, formation of arbitral tribunal, validity of arbitration agreement, recognition and enforcement of arbitral award were also discussed in detail.
