Financial insolvency

a denial of access to international arbitral justice

Abstract

One of the most applicable options for resolving transnational conflicts is undoubtedly arbitration, which has benefited legal entities to resolve disputes efficiently, provided that there are no obstacles to accessing said method, since they have been registered. cases in which – although it seems that this does not represent any obstacle to international trade – economic insolvency has obstructed the parties from accessing international arbitration, which is no coincidence if we consider the high costs of arbitration institutions, and the various situations that the parties may present before and/or after agreeing on the arbitration clause. Such is the case when, either due to a defect in the consent, you accept said clause being clearly out of your financial reach, or; when one of the parties suffers a change in their economic situation after agreeing to the arbitration clause. Situation that can be translated as a denial of arbitral justice, to the extent that, on the one hand, since it is an arbitration clause, under the principle of good faith, it must be complied with and respected by the parties; On the other hand, taking into account the kompetenz-kompetenz principle, at least in its negative aspect, disputes arising from a contract – even, under certain assumptions, outside of it – cannot be the subject of study by the jurisdictional bodies as long as the parties have decided by itself, resolve them through arbitration, and; No less important is that the fact of referring to the rules of state law on contracts to substantially invalidate the arbitration clause invades arbitral autonomy, by virtue of the non-national nature of arbitration.