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This section contains important material on arbitration.

German Arbitration Law

On 26 June 2024, the Federal Government adopted the government bill on the modernisation of arbitration law. Please find more details on the legislative procedure here.

German Arbitration Law (1998)

You will find the German version here.

New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (1958)

You will find the English version here.

European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration (1961)

UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985)

UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985/2006)

You will find the English version here.

UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (2021)

Deutsch - German

Englisch - English

UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (2010)

You will find the English version here.

UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976)

You will find the English version here.

Gegenüberstellung der Bestimmungen der UNCITRAL-Schiedsverfahrensordnung 76 und 10 - zusammengestellt vom Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz

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