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Protocol
on Arbitration clauses [Geneva Protocol 19231
on
Convention
the execution of foreign arbitral awards
[Geneva Convention 1927]
Convention
on the recognition and enforcement of
foreign arbitral awards [New York Convention 1958]
General
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1.
Arbitration agreements play a significant role in
international commerce.
agreements are recognised
made pursuant to such
enforced internationally.
It is essential that arbitration
internationally and that awards
agreements are both recognised and
In the case of Hong Kong, these
abovementioned three
objects are achieved by the
international instruments (texts at Annex A).
Geneva Protocol ·
2.
This
Protocol
recognise
the validity
requires awards
made
agreements
obliges Contracting States to
of arbitration agreements and
pursuant
to
such arbitration
to be enforced in the territory of the state in
which they were made. In other words, the Geneva Protocol
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