The Legal Framework for Arbitration in Afghanistan

General Information:

• UNCITRAL Model-Law based: No.
• Legal Provisions: Commercial Arbitration Law. The English version is available on the website of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

  
Multilateral conventions:

• New York Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 30 November 2004); reservations: reciprocity; commercial disputes.
• European Convention: No.
• ICSID Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 25 June 1968); reservations: none.
• Energy Charter Treaty: No (accession pending, Energy Charter signed on 4 August 2006). 

Arbitral institutions:

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