International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-08-28
CIETAC (est. 1956, Beijing) is China's flagship international commercial arbitration institution, and its awards are enforceable across borders under the New York Convention. 中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会（贸仲，1956年成立于北京）是中国国际商事仲裁的旗舰机构，其裁决可依《纽约公约》跨境执行。CIETAC's 2024 Arbitration Rules took...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-08-28
The revised PRC Arbitration Law, effective 1 March 2026, for the first time codifies the "seat of arbitration" (Article 81), determining the applicable procedural law and supervisory court. ...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-08-28
The "seat" (legal place) of arbitration, not the hearing venue, determines which courts supervise the proceedings and where awards are enforced — choosing it is one of the most...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-08-28
The New York Convention has applied in mainland China since 22 April 1987, subject to China's reciprocity reservation and commercial reservation. 《纽约公约》自1987年4月22日起在中国内地施行，并受中国作出的互惠保留与商事保留两项声明的约束。The seat of arbitration—not the institution's nationality,...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-08-28
The Supreme People's Court's International Commercial Court (CICC, 国际商事法庭) provides first- and second-instance adjudication of foreign-related commercial disputes and centralized recognition of foreign judgments and awards. 最高人民法院国际商事法庭（CICC）集中审理涉外民商事一审、二审案件，并集中受理外国判决与裁决的承认案件。The revised...
International Arbitration / 国际仲裁
2026-08-28
China's Arbitration Law has been comprehensively revised for the first time since 1994: the new law was passed on 12 September 2025, promulgated by Presidential Order No. 54, and...