The Legal Framework for Arbitration in Liechtenstein

General Information

• UNCITRAL Model-Law based: Yes.
• Legal Provisions: sections 594-616 of the Lichtenstein Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) of 10 December 1912 (as amended).

Multilateral Conventions

• New York Convention: Yes (ratification/accession : 7 July 2011); reservation: reciprocity
• European Convention: No.
• ICSID Convention: No.
• Energy Charter Treaty: Yes (ratification/accession: 3 December 1997); reservations: none.

Arbitral Institutions

• Liechtenstein Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• The Liechtenstein Arbitration Association (LIS)

 

Last updated November 2016