The Legal Framework for Arbitration in the United Arab Emirates

   
General Information:

• UNCITRAL Model-Law based: No.
• Legal Provisions: Articles 203 to 218 of Federal Law No. 11 of 1992 of the UAE Civil Procedure Code. The English translation is available on the website of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre.

  
Multilateral conventions:

• New York Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 21 August 2006); reservations: none.
• European Convention: No.
• ICSID Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 23 December 1981); reservations: none.
• Energy Charter Treaty: No (observer to the Energy Charter Conference). 

  
Arbitral institutions:

• Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)