The Legal Framework for Arbitration in Kazakhstan

General Information:

• UNCITRAL Model-Law based: No.
• Legal Provisions: Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On International Commercial Arbitration and Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On Arbitral Tribunals of 28 December 2004. The English translation is available at the website of the Kazakhstan International Arbitrage.

Multilateral Conventions:

• New York Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 20 November 1995); reservations: none.
• European Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 20 November 1995); reservations: none.
• ICSID Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 21 September 2000); reservations: none.
• Energy Charter Treaty: Yes (ratification/accession: 10 October 1995).

Arbitral Institutions:

• Kazakhstan International Arbitrage (KIA)
• International Arbitration Court IUS