From litigation to arbitration: promoting international commercial arbitration through harmonisation in the East African community

Nakueira, Sophie

From litigation to arbitration: promoting international commercial arbitration through harmonisation in the East African community

Thesis / Dissertation

2009

Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department

School For Advanced Legal Studies

Faculty

Faculty of Law

Abstract

Important scholarship argues that adopting modern arbitration laws is a necessary requirement for promoting a region as a suitable venue for holding international commercial arbitration and attracting Foreign Direct Investment. This thesis takes a next step. With its main focus on the East African Community, the thesis advocates the need for placing developing countries' dispute resolution mechanisms in the broader context of economic development. It argues that there is a need for legal reform of the old arbitration legislation in the region. Furthermore, it posits that adopting a uniform statute on international commercial arbitration is essential to achieving the economic goals of the East African Community.

Keywords

international commercial arbitration

East African community

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