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13. Kosovo: The Perspective of a Pro-Arbitration Country

Authors : Anjezë Gojani, Korab R. Sejdiu

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In the early 2000s, Kosovo found itself in a post-conflict environment with a rapidly evolving commercial market. That, accompanied by a dysfunctional and inefficient court system, gave rise to the need for alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. In view of these developments and local courts being consistently regarded as unsuitable to the demands of the market, many benefactors, including the United States government and the European Union, committed to contribute to the establishment of commercial arbitration, as an alternative to local courts. Particularly, the support has been channelled through the adoption of a pro-arbitration legal framework. Thus, Kosovo adopted a stance in support of arbitration through its relatively new arbitration law, which naturally lead towards the establishment of arbitration institutions, and later the outward support for arbitration in investment disputes. These recent developments bring Kosovo in line with an international arbitration mentality, and the country has made a solid resolution to support such a change.

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Ibid.

Ibid. at 9.

Mediation is an available dispute resolution mechanism, mandated by the Ministry of Justice. In addition, commercial mediation is also available as a service to businesses.

Goldstajn (1967), p. 55.

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Law on Contested Procedure, Art. 517(1).

Ibid., Art. 519(1) and (2).

Ibid., Art. 525(4).

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Ibid., Art. 529(1)(e).

Ibid.

The provisions on arbitration of the Law on Contested Procedure were also explicitly abolished by the Law No. 04/l-118 on Amending and Supplementing the Law No.03/l-006 on Contested Procedure.

Kosovo Arbitration Law, Art. 1.

Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, 1985 Version. Available at http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/ml-arb/06-54671_Ebook.pdf.

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UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958) (the “New York Convention”). Available at http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/uncitral_texts/arbitration/NYConvention.html.

Arbitration Law, Art. 5 para. 2.

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Arbitration Law, Art. 36(2)(b).

Plakolli-Kasumi (2015), p. 24, fn. 127 “This was the view shared with the author by professors of the Law Faculty of the University of Pristina (Prof Dr Iur Iset Morina, LLM, Professor of the Law on Civil Procedure)”.

Arbitration Law, Art 2.

Ibid. Art 6(2).

Tweeddale and Tweeddale (2010).

Arbitration Law, Art 14(1).

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UNCITRAL Model Law 1985, Article 16(1).

Arbitration Law, Art. 3.

Ibid., Art. 14, para 1.

Ibid., Art. 7.

Prishtina District Economic Court, Decision No IV C 164/11.

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Arbitration Law, Art. 14(4).

Ibid. Art. 9 para 4.

Ibid. Art. 11 para 4.

Ibid. Art. 28 para 1.

Ibid. Art. 36 para 2.

Ibid. Art. 36 para 4.

See e.g. Kosovo Court of Appeals Decision Ae.nr.129/2014 (23 Dec. 2014) and Kosovo Court of Appeals Decision Ae.nr. 13/2015 (9 Feb. 2015).

UNCITRAL Model Law 2006, Art. 17 (B) (1).

Arbitration Law, Art. 8.

Ibid. Art. 15(1).

Ibid. Art. 8.

Arbitration Law, Art 38.

Ibid. Art 39: Arbitral Awards Made Outside of Kosovo.

Ibid. Art 1.

UNCITRAL Model Law, Art 1(3)(a)(ii).

New York Convention web page, Section: Contracting States. Available at http://www.newyorkconvention.org/countries.

New York Convention, Art I(1).

Ibid. Art I(3).

See Gojani (2016), p. 75. Available at http://adr-ks.org/site/shenimet/files/5958/journal_of_alternative_dispute_resolution_vol__ii.pdf.

Ibid.

The states included in this study are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, and Turkey.

Arbitration Law, Art. 39(4).

The United States Agency for International Development/ USAID Kosovo has supported the establishment of institutional arbitration in Kosovo.

Permanent Tribunal of Arbitration at Kosovo Chamber of Commerce webpage. Available at http://www.kosovo-arbitration.com/.

Arbitration Center at American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo webpage. www.adr-ks.org.

Arbitration Rules 2011 of the Arbitration Center at AmCham Kosovo. Available at http://www.adr-ks.org/site/shenimet/files/5894/compilation_of_arbitration_rules-1.pdf., and Permanent Tribunal of Arbitration at Kosovo Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Rules 2011. Available at http://www.kosovo-arbitration.com/uploads/files/Arbitration%20Rules%20KCC%20PTA%20June%202011.pdf.

UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, as revised in 2010. Available at http://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/arb-rules-revised/arb-rules-revised-2010-e.pdf.

Kosovo Arbitration Rules 2011, Art. 41.

Permanent Court of Arbitration Newsletter, Autumn edn (2015). Available at http://www.kosovoarbitration.com/web/content/779.

Tender Dossier for Public Framework Contracts, Kosovo Public Procurement Regulatory Commission.

ICC Arbitration Case No. 19255/MHM, Interim Award on Jurisdiction, 2014; See also Austrian State Printing House wins with Wolf Theiss in investment protection arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Kosovo, Press Release of August 1, 2016. Available at http://www.wolftheiss.com/press/press-releases/detail/austrian-state-printing-house-wins-with-wolf-theiss-in-investment-protection-arbitration-proceedings-against-the-republic-of-kosovo/.; also Kosovo local newspaper article on the flow of this case (in Albanian). Available at http://www.rtklive.com/sq/news-single.php?ID=89169.

See e.g. ICA of ICC (London) Arbitration Case No. OEN nr. 17878/APR/MD/TO (7 May 2013), declared ripe for enforcement by Kosovo Court of Appeals Decision Ae.nr.129/2014 (23 Dec. 2014).

Law on Foreign Investment No. 04/L-220, adopted in 2013.

Ibid. Art. 1.

Ibid. Art. 16 para 1.

Ibid. Art. 16 para 2(1).

Law on Membership of the Republic of Kosovo in the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Organizations No. 03/L-152, adopted in 2009.

ICSID Additional Facility Rules. Available at https://icsid.worldbank.org/apps/ICSIDWEB/resources/Pages/ICSID-Additional-Facility-Rules.aspx.

Law on Foreign Investment, Art. 16 para 2(2).

Law on Foreign Investment, Art. 16 para 3.

Ibid. Art. 16 para 2(3).

Ibid. Art. 16 para 2(4); ICC Arbitration Rules. Available at http://www.iccwbo.org/Products-and-Services/Arbitration-and-ADR/Arbitration/Rules-of-arbitration/Download-ICC-Rules-of-Arbitration/ICC-Rules-of-Arbitration-in-several-languages/. (Accessed?).

Ibid. Art. 17.

Agreement between the Government of the Rep. of Kosovo and the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments, signed on 9 March 2010. Available at http://www.mfa-ks.net/repository/docs/Marrveshja_Ks-Belgjike018_(anglisht).pdf.

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kosovo and the Government of the Republic of Austria On Promotion and Protection of Investments, signed on 22 January 2010. Available at http://www.mfa-ks.net/repository/docs/Marrveshja_Ks-Aus_(anglisht).pdf.

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Law on Foreign Investment, Art. 19 para 1.

Ibid. Art. 16(3).

Supra note 65.

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Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes of 29 July 1899; Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes of 18 October 1907.

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Title: Kosovo: The Perspective of a Pro-Arbitration Country
Authors: Anjezë Gojani
Korab R. Sejdiu
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Integration and International Dispute Resolution in Small States
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-74572-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-74573-2

Copyright Year: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74573-2_13

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