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Due to the globalization processes , international trade has increased dramatically, resulting in growing number of disputes between companies from different countries. Effective and convenient way both to prevent and solve the conflicts is international arbitration. But if failing party does not voluntarily accomplish the award, the other side must apply for a special international procedure - recognition and enforcement of the award. The United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958 is the main international treaty to instruct the process of enforcement of arbitral awards and arbitral awards may be refused only under certain grounds laid down in the Convention.

This paper is mainly focused on the award enforcement procedure in one of the biggest commercial markets of the world - China. According to the previous research, enforcement procedure in China has improved recently, however it still can not meet international standards.

In this paper we examine the procedure of enforcement first, moving from the available form of arbitration and process of choosing arbitration rules to behavior of the state as a part in the process. Then we introduce the article V of United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958, as a most important document for practical implementation of enforcement.

In order to understand current situation in China, author thinks it is necessary to make a short review of historical development of arbitral award enforcement system and legal basis relevant to the main purpose of this research. Finally, we analyze the present legal situation in China within the mechanism of recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards and show what kind of problems exist when it comes to practical realization of enforcement in China.

Our analysis shows that the main problems with practical enforcement in China include: local protectionism and different understanding of the definition and purpose of Public Policy. These problems are also illustrated by practical cases, which happened between Chinese and international companies. Our conclusion shows that mentioned problems are not connected with international mechanism of arbitral awards, but with the complications of its implementation in China. Some of the problems can be solved if involving party prepares thoroughly for the process, but some of them can be solved if central and local government of China stops maintaining its policy of local protectionism.

Table of contents…………………………………………………………............................…………..i
List of acronyms…………………………………………………………………………….………….vi
Abstract……………………………….…………………………………………………………..……vii
Chapter I Introduction
1.1. The Topic……………………………………………..……………………………………...….1
1.2. Purpose and Delimitations…………………………………….……………………………….11
1.3. Method and Materials……………………………………………….…………………………13
1.4. Terminology…………………………………………………………………………….……...15
1.4.1. International arbitration………………………………………………………….…….15
1.4.2. Recognition and Enforcement ………………………………………….……………..17
1.5. Outline…………………………………………………..………………….………..…………18
Chapter II International Arbitral Awards
2.1. General Matters………………………………………………………………………...………20
2.2. Forms of Arbitration……………………………………………………………….……….….21
2.2.1. Institutional proceeding arbitration…………………………………………….………21
2.2.2. Ad hoc arbitration………………………………………………………………….…..22
2.3. Choosing Arbitration Rules………………….……………………………….………….…….24
2.4. Enforcement of Court Judgements and Arbitral Awards……………………………….….….29
2.5. Consequences of Refusal of Arbitral Awards…………………….…………………….……..31
2.6. A State as a Party to the Arbitration Agreement……….………………………………….…..32

Chapter III The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards
3.1. Grounds for Refusal in General……..……………………………………………...………….39
3.1.1. Convention’s scope of application………………………………………...…………...39
3.1.2. Legal obligations of ratifying……………………………………………..….……..40
3.1.3. The duty of national courts……………………………………………….…..……...41
3.1.4. Main aspects of the grounds for refusal……….………………………………..….…..42
3.1.5. Interpretation of the language………………………………………………………….44
3.1.6. Choice-of-law framework………………………………………..................................45
3.2. Invalidity of the Arbitration Agreement…………………………………………………….....48
3.2.1. Capacity of a party and an invalidity of the arbitration agreement…………….…..…..48
3.2.2. Different opinions about Article V (1)(a) …………………………………….……….50
3.2.3. The doctrine of separability…………………………………………………….……...52
3.3. Violation of Due Process……………………………………………………………………....53
3.4. Excess by Arbitrator of his Authority……….…………………………………………..….….57
3.5. Irregularity in the Composition of the Arbitral Tribunal or the Arbitral Procedure…………...59
3.6. Award not Binding……………………………………………………………………..…..…..60
3.7. Ex Officio Grounds…………………………………………………………………………….62
3.7.1 Public policy concept………………………………………………...………………...62
3.7.2 The non-arbitrability matters……………………………………………..…………...63
Chapter IV Development of the Chinese law
4.1. Historical stages of Chinese Law…………………………………………………………….67
4.1.1. Non -Western legal systems period……………………………………………..……..67
4.1.2. Based on Western legal systems period…………………………………………..........70
4.2. Current Judicial System of the PRC……………………………………………………..….…71
4.2.1. Legal base for judicial system of the PRC……………………………………….........71
4.2.2. Court’s hierarchy………………………………………………………………….…...71
4.2.3. The independence of courts………………………………………………………........73
4.3. General sources of Law in China……………………………………………………….…..…74
4.4. Reform of Chinese legal system……………………………………………………...………..78
4.5. Case law in Chinese legal system…………………………………….……………………….81
4.6. Alternatives for Commercial Dispute Resolution…………………………………………...…82
4.7. CIETAC and Arbitration Law in China…………………...…………………………………...84
4.8. The Revision of CIETAC Rules…………………………………………………….………...86
4.9. The civil procedure law and arbitration……….…………………………………….…………88
4.10. The historical stage for Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in PRC…………………………….89
4.10.1. Related-Legislation Blank……………………………………………………..89
4.10.2. Domestic Legislation Established and International Conventions Acceded…..89
4.10.3. Domestic Legislation to be Further Improved…………………………..……..95
a. Obstacles from “local-protectionism”…………………………………………….95
b. “Double Report System”established: to overcome the“local-protectionism”……97
c. Domestic Legislations need to be further improved………………………….....101
Chapter V The Enforcement Procedure in China
5.1. Procedural Requirements…………………………………………………………………..103
5.1.1. Requirements from SPC…………………………………………………….……….103
5.1.2. Requirements from courts…………………………………………….………………105
5.1.3. Litigation Fees………………………………………………………………………..106
5.2. Practical Issues………………………………………………………………………...……..107
5.2.1. Supreme People's Court’s web-based database………………………………..….….108
5.2.2. R. Peerenboom and Arbitration Research Institute (ARI) surveys…………..….……109
5.2.3. Other problems…………………………………………………………………..….111
5.3. Internal Review……………………………………………………………………………….113
5.3.1. The goals of pre-reporting system……………………………………………………113
5.3.2. The problems of pre-reporting system……………………………………………….115
5.4. Local Protectionism……………………………………………...…………………………...116
5.4.1. Personal relationships (guanxi)…………………………………………………….…116
5.4.2. Revpower case and Food Industries Planning and servicing case……………………117
5.4.3. Other criticism of local protectionism………………………………………………..119
5.5. Public Policy…………………………………………………………………………..……..121
5.5.1. Social and public interests…………………………………………………….……...121
5.5.2. Substantive approach or a procedural approach…………….......................................123
5.6. State Entity as a Party……………………………………………………………………….124
5.7. Obtaining Remedies included in the Award………………………………………………...126
ChapterVI Conclusions………………………………………………………………………128
References
International instruments……………………………………………………………………………136
Law and regulations…………………………………………………………………………………137
Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………………………140
Government documents……………………………………………………………………………..146
Cases…………………………………………………………………………………………………149
Internet resources…………………………………………………………….....................................150

References
International Instruments
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Done at
New York, 10 June 1958; entered into force, 7 June 1959 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 330, p. 38, No. 4739 (1959).
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