The Legal Framework for Arbitration in Switzerland

General Information:

• UNCITRAL Model-Law based: No.   
• Legal Provisions: Article 176 - 194 (chapter 12) of the Swiss Private International Law of 18 December 1987. The English translation of the Law is available on the website of the Swiss Chamber’s Court of Arbitration and Mediation
• Domestic: Swiss Cantonal Concordat on Arbitration; Federal Code on Civil Procedure (likely to enter into force on 1 January 2011).

Multilateral Conventions:    

• New York Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 1 June 1965); reservations: none.   
• European Convention: No.   
• ICSID Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 15 May 1968); reservations: none.   
• Energy Charter Treaty: Yes (ratification/accession: 28 May 1996); reservations: none.

   
Arbitral Institutions:

• Swiss Chambers' Court of Arbitration and Mediation