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The Legal Framework for Arbitration

General Information

  • UNCITRAL Model-Law based: No.   

  • Legal Provisions: The Arbitration Act (SFS 1999:116), of 1 April 1999.

Arbitral Institutions

  • The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC Institute)

Multilateral Conventions

  • New York Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 28 January 1972); reservations: none.   

  • European Convention: No.  

  • ICSID Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 29 December 1966).   

  • Energy Charter Treaty: Yes (ratification/accession: 13 November 1997). 

 

Last updated February 2019