ITALY 146 A

Corte di Appello, Bari, 2 November 1993

(Société Arabe des Engrais Phosphates et Azotes – SAEPA and Société Industrielle d’Acide Phosphorique et d’Engrais – SIAPE v. Gemanco srl)

02 - 11 - 1993

ITALY 146 A

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXII (1997)
Jurisdiction Italy
Summary

See also Corte di Cassazione, 9 May 1996, no. 4342 (Société Arabe des Engrais Phosphates et Azotes – SAEPA and Société Industrielle d’Acide Phosphorique et d’Engrais – SIAPE v. Gemanco srl) ITALY 146 B

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105

The court discusses issues relating to the quality of the parties, as physical or legal persons against whom enforcement of an arbitral award is sought, including the incapacity of a State to enter into an arbitration agreement, and questions relating to sovereign immunity. For the related defenses to enforcement, see Art. V(1)(a).

"Persons, whether physical or legal" (paragraph 1) (including sovereign immunity)
505 Incapacity of party
506

Invalidity of the arbitration agreement: The court discusses the law applicable to the validity of the arbitration agreement at the enforcement stage.

Law applicable to the arbitration agreement
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