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Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2020, 3(1); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2020.030106.

A Comparative Analysis of the Chinese Arbitration System and the UNCITRAL Model Law From the Perspective of Arbitration Agreement

Author(s)

Jiawen Cui

Corresponding Author:
Jiawen Cui
Affiliation(s)

School of international law, China university of political science and law, Beijing 100088, China.

Abstract

The UNCITRAL Model Law is regarded as the “platform” or “foundation” of arbitration. Among the amount of legislations, the Arbitration law plays a fundamental role as it has changed the nature of domestic arbitration. The aim of this article is to analyze the differences between the existing Chinese arbitration system and the Model Law, discovering the current arbitration related problems in Chinese arbitration system, finding out possible methods to better the Chinese arbitration system.

Keywords

UNCITRAL Model Law, Chinese Arbitration System, Arbitration Agreement, Form Validity, Substantial validity

Cite This Paper

Jiawen Cui. A Comparative Analysis of the Chinese Arbitration System and the UNCITRAL Model Law From the Perspective of Arbitration Agreement . Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2020) Vol. 3, Issue 1: 49-62. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2020.030106.

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