The editors of Recognition and Enforcement of International Commercial Arbitral Awards in Latin America: Law, Practice and Leading Cases present a country-by-country review of the law, arbitral practice and leading cases on the recognition and enforcement of international commercial arbitral awards in the region.
In a global economy where arbitration has become standard for dispute resolution between commercial entities of different nationalities, the enforcement of international commercial arbitral awards in local jurisdictions is the ultimate bottom-line. Yet even with international conventions in place to facilitate the process, practical information on how Latin American courts enforce international commercial arbitral awards is limited.
Organized by country, each chapter provides a relevant overview and guide to the substantive and procedural practice in the jurisdiction. In contrast to other sources of information and databases, the book provides excerpts of leading cases, analyses of relevant laws and international treaties and descriptions of local practice.
Omar GarcÃa-BolÃvar is an international lawyer, arbitrator, public policy consultant and business consultant. He has law degrees from South America, the USA, and the United Kingdom, including doctoral studies in Foreign Investments Law and Policy, University of Edinburgh (1997). He has published widely on the subject of international law in several continents and in different languages. In 2012 he published Latin American Investment Protections with Brill/Nijhoff.
Hernando Otero is an international arbitration and mediation attorney acting as counsel of record and as an arbitrator. He is an Adjunct Professor of Arbitration and Mediation at the Washington College of Law. He has been an arbitrator in International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) proceedings. He is on the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centreâs (HKIAC) Panel of Arbitrators. He is also on the Bogota Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Centerâs list of international arbitrators for proceedings seated in Colombia and on its high-amount local arbitration list.
Recognition and Enforcement of International Commercial Arbitral Awards in Latin America:
Law, Practice and Leading Cases
Edited by Omar GarcÃa-BolÃvar and Hernando Otero
Dedication
Table of Cases
Introduction by Omar GarcÃa-BolÃvar and Hernando Otero