SWITZERLAND 8
Yearbook
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XI (1986)
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
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Summary
Switzerland 8. Tribunal Fédéral, 7 February 1984
Related topics
203-204
Formal validity, uniform law and municipal law
205
Signatures
The court discusses the first alternative requirement of Art. II(2) that the arbitral award is “signed by the parties”.
209
Incorporation by reference and standard conditions
211
Bill of lading and charter party
The court discusses issues specific to bills of lading and charterparties, such as whether the subsequent holder of the bill of lading is bound by the arbitration agreement therein and whether the arbitration clause in the charterparty is incorporated into the bill of lading.
214-216
Field of application
705
Relationship with Geneva Treaties of 1923 and 1927
The court discusses the relationship between the New York Convention, the Geneva Protocol on Arbitration Clauses of 1923, and the Geneva Convention on the Execution of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1927.