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• Arbitrators May Decide Jurisdictional Objections That Are Already Pending Before A Foreign Court

Article 186 of the Swiss Private International Law Act (the PIL Act) reads as follows: 1. The Arbitral Tribunal shall itself decide on its juris...

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• Paradigms In Motion - Switzerland Leads Historic Revision Of Banking Secrecy

...creating a jurisdictional 'blacklist', many of the key. provisions of the ST...

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• Gegenseitigkeitserklärung zwischen der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft (nachfolgend «Schweiz») und der Regierung der Provinz Manitoba (nachfolgend «Manitoba») im Bereich der Anerkennung, Vollstreckung, Schaffung und Abänderung von Unterhaltsverpflichtungen

... dass die Schweiz gemäss The Inter-jurisdictional Support Orders Act als Gegenseitigkeitsstaat («re...

• Amtliche Sammlung des Bundesrechts num. 32, 17 août 2004
• Einzig
• Gegenseitigkeitserklärung

• The Swiss Law Provision Allowing Foreign Parties To Waive Their Right To Seek The Annulment Of International Arbitration Awards Is Compatible With The Fair Trial Guarantees

... the Swiss Supreme Court mostly on jurisdictional and public order grounds. Z objected to the admiss...

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• What has Competition Done for Europe? An Inter-Disciplinary Answer*

In recent policy debates in Europe, the question 'what has competition done for Europe?' has been posed at the highest levels. This question merits careful reflection. Competition as it is understood by mainstream economic and legal scholars refers not to an ideology but to inter-firm rivalry in markets. Such rivalry ensures that consumers enjoy choice, low prices, and good value for money. The authors consider the historical origins and development as well as the current role and effects of competition policy in Europe. The latter includes legal provisions that address anti-competitive practices by firms and activities aimed at promoting competition in respect of potentially anti-competitive government measures. They conclude that such policy has made essential contributions to the hig...

... making of the Commission under the jurisdictional control of the Court of Justice. As a consequence,...

• Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen
• Vol. 62 Num. 4, Décembre 2007

• Requisite Elements Of Arbitration Agreement Under Swiss Law

... Division upheld the Committee's jurisdictional decision (CAS Rules in the 2004 version, R-47 et s...

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• Arrêt de IIe Cour de Droit Civil, 31 octobre 1996

Regeste Art. 4 BV; Anerkennung eines in Amerika gegen einen Schweizerbürger gefällten Urteils; Gerichtsstandsvertrag (Art. 80 und Art. 81 SchKG, Art. 26 lit. b und Art. 27 Abs. 2 lit. a IPRG). Es ist nicht willkürlich, davon auszugehen, es beurteile sich nach schweizerischem Recht, ob eine gültige und wirksame Gerichtsstandsvereinbarung vorliege. Ebensowenig ist es unhaltbar, das Zustandekommen dieses Vertrages und die Frage, ob zwischen den Parteien ein Konsens bestehe, nach der lex fori des Anerkennungsstaates, hier also nach schweizerischem Recht, zu beurteilen. Prüfung der Auslegung des Vertrages unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Willkür (E. 3). Art. 27 Abs. 2 lit. a IPRG verlangt eine gehörige Vorladung des Beklagten zur ersten Verhandlung vor das urteilende Gericht. Es ist unter dem Ge...

...ausgeführt:. "Now that jurisdictional question has been decided, if R. wishes to move. t...

• Arbitration Newsletter (October 2009)

... The cantonal courts sustained B's jurisdictional objection. In a nutshell, they found that although...

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• Memorandum of understanding tra la Confederazione Svizzera (di seguito la Svizzera) e il Governo della Provincia del Manitoba (di seguito il Manitoba) concernente il riconoscimento, l'esecuzione, la determinazione e la revisione delle obbligazioni alimentari

... legislazione in materia («Inter-jurisdictional Support Orders Act»). . 2. La Svizzera prende tut...

• Raccolta Ufficiale delle Leggi Federali num. 32, 17 août 2004
• Singoli
• Memorandum

• The Uneasy Relationship Between Arbitration And Bankruptcy

... tribunal upheld Elektrim SA's jurisdictional. objection and terminated the arbitration proceedi...

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