Rediscovering Competence – competence in Latvia: International Impact
Rediscovering Competence – competence in Latvia: International Impact

Author(s): Liene Pierhuroviča
Subject(s): Constitutional Law, International Law, Commercial Law
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Arbitration Agreement; Arbitration Clause; Competence – Competence; Effect;
Summary/Abstract: The 28 November 2014 judgment of the Constitutional Court of Latvia has re-defined the notion of competence – competence of arbitral tribunals in Latvia and the division of jurisdiction between state and arbitration courts in disputes regarding the effect of arbitration agreement. The challenge of arbitration agreements at state courts, which until the judgment was virtually impossible, has now been given the green light. This marks an important step ahead towards internationally settled standards for the Latvian legal regulation of arbitration which has continually been criticized for lack of adherence there to.

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