ITALY 158

21 - 01 - 2000

ITALY 158

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXVII (2002)
Jurisdiction Italy
Summary

Italy 158. Corte di Cassazione, 21 January 2000

Related topics
501

The court discusses questions relating to the general approach taken by the Convention to the grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement, including its pro-enforcement bias, as well as the system of the Convention, under which recognition and enforcement may only be denied on seven listed grounds and the petitioner has only the obligations set out in Art. IV.

Grounds are exhaustive
503

The court discusses the burden of proof of the grounds for refusing enforcement under the Convention.

Burden of proof on respondent
504 Paragraph 1 - Ground a: Invalidity of the arbitration agreement - Agreement referred to in Art. II
510

Due process: The court discusses what are to be considered proper time limits and notice periods that fulfill the requirement that the party opposing recognition and enforcement of the arbitral award was extended due process.

Time limits and notice periods
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