TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME XV _ 1990

INTRODUCTION

Prof. AlbenJan van den Berg, General EditorTABLE OF CONIINTS

PREFACE

Prof. Giorgio Bemini, President ofrcc.t

PART I

NATIONAL REPORTS

NOTEGeneral Editor

PARTII

II _ A. ARBITML AWARDS

C omm e rc ic I A r bi tra ti o n

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Soci4td d'konomie Mixte Gaineo-Non4gienne de Tronrport Maririne- Glinomar a. Martin Maiexa Alanzirum, Inc., 12 Seprember 1986and 21 December 1988lYintershall A. G, etal.rt. Tle Govemment of Qatar, !Februaryand31May 1988

BULGARIA, COURT OF ARBITRATION AT THE CHAMSER OF COMMERCE AND

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Award of 16 November 1!8/, case no. SG 1/86INTERNATIONAT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Case no . 1711 o l 1989, f ina l awardCase no. 1989 of 1989, final awardCase no. 6076 of 198!, f inal awardCase no. 6281 of t989, final award

Maitinze Arbitration

SOCIETY OF MARITI},{E ARBITRATORSAward no. 2455 of 9 February 1988, Jardine Maty'teson & Co,, Ltd. a.Sahx Shipping, Ltd. andlJnned, States District Court, S.D.N.y., 8 May1989Award no. 2561 of 3I March 1989, Sigmoil Resources NV a. BunnpacTraxtport and Trading Co. and United States District Court, S.D.N.y. ,18 October 1989

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BEIGIUM

Cour de Cassation, 8 December 1988, Jacob Boss Sdltne t. SpA GhezziFRANCE

Cour d'Appel, Paris, I May 1989, BKttt Industrieanlagen GrabH ardSiemens AG o. DWco Con.ttruction Co. (Pril/ote) Lrd.

SYRIAConseil d'Etat, 3 October 1988, Etablissement Pablic det Vacheries i.Hama a. Kaniexpo MarAeting Ltd.

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UNITED STATESSupreme Court, 6 March 1989, Volt Inforrnation Sciences, Inc. t. LelandS tanford J u niol U nia e rsit!Supreme Coun, l5 May 198p, Ofelia Rodriguez de Quijas a. SbearsonAmedcan Express, Inc,

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III _ A. ARBITRATION RULES

AUSTRIA-CZECHOSLOVAKIACooperation Agreement between the Federal Economic Chamber,Vienna and the Czechoslovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry,Prague, in the field ofarbitration, 20January 1988 1tl

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMMERCIAT ARBITRATION AND PERMANENTCOURT OF ARBITRATION

Introduction Howard M. Holtzmann 1t2Mutual Cooperation Agreernent between Permanent Court ofArbitration at The Hague and lnternational Council for CommercialArbitration, 20 Januaty 1989 116

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USA _ AMERICAN ARBITMTION ASSOCIATION

Commercial Mediation Rules, a.s amended and in effect 1 October 1987

USA AMERICANARBITRATIONASSOCIATION

Securities Arbitration Rules, amended effective I January 1989

USA.CZECHOSLOVAKIA.AUSTRIA

Tripartite Agreernent, 29 March 1989

III _ B. IRAN , US CLAIMS TRIBUNAL

INTRODUCTION

SURVEY OF AWARDS AND DECISIONS

AWARDS OF THE CHAMBERS

Case 1281129 (419-1281129-2),30 March 1989 (Sedco, Inc. et al.)Case 276 (426-276-3), 30June 1989 (ArtltarJ. Fritz & Co.)

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Case 17o (429-310-1), 28July 1989 (Watkins-Johnson Conzpany et al.) 22oCzae 3)1 (43\-395-3), 10 August 1989 (Conponent Bailders, lnc. et ol.) 232Case 430 (438-430'l), 5 September 1989 (RocAuell IntemationalSystenzs, Inc.) n9Case 443 (420-443-l), 31 March 1989 (Seirnograph Seruice Corporutioneta/.) 216Case764 (428-764-t), TJuly 1!8! (IYorld Farrzers Tradixg Conzpany) 266Case 814 (43O-814- 1), 28 July 1989 (Electronic Strteru Internarional,Inc.) 269Case 841 (406-845- 1), gJanuary 19898 (Near East Teclnological SeraicesUsA, Inc.) 2]5Case 1015! (437-10119-3), 4 September 1989 (Alfred Haber, P.A.) 2jlC?J'e 1O273 (399-10273),31 October 1988 (Hidetono Shinto) 285

PART IV

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ARBITRATION LAW AND PRACTICE

ARGENTINA

Prof. Horacio Grigera Na6nAUSTRAUA

Prof. John GoldringAUSTRIA

Dr. Werner MelisEGYPT

Prof. Ahmed S. El-KosheriMEXICO

Prof. Jos6 Luis SiqueirosNORWAY

Bjorn HaugPERU

Prof. Ulisses Montoya AlberiROMANIA

Prof. Tudor PopescuSPAIN

Prof. Bernardo CremadesSWEDEN

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TURKEYProf. Rabi Koral

UNITED STATESHoward M. Holtzmann

PART V

V _ A. COURT DECISIONS ON TI{E NEW YORK CONVENTION

Prof. Dr. AlbertJan van den Berg

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AUSTRALIA

No 5 Supreme Coun of New South l$/ales, Commercial Division, 17October 1988, Brali t. Hyundai Corpolation and BiaAh a. HyundaiCorporatiox ?'60

AUSTRIANo 8 Oberster Gerichtshof, 9 September t98j, Aurtlian party !.Yugoslaa part! 367

BELGIUM

No 7 Tribunalde Premidre Instance , Brussels, 6 Decembe | 1988, SociAANationale pour la Recberche, le TMNport et la Comnzercialisation desHydrocarbures (Sonatrach) a. Ford, Bacon and Datis Int. 370

BERMUDA

No 2 Court of Appeal, 9 November 1988. Dupont Scandinaaia AB a.Coa:tal (Bermuda) Limlted 379No 3 Court ofAppeal, T JuIy l)8), Soluznefteexport u. Joc Oil Limited 3t4

CAYMAN ISLANDSNo 2 Grand Court, l March 1989, Swirt Oil Corporation a. Tlte Republicof Gabon q6

COLOMBIANo 1 Supreme Court, 6 October !988, Carmen Marina Melo Torret 44)

FRANCE

No 14 Cour de Cassation, 11 October 1,989, Bonzar Oil NV u. EntrepireTanisienne d'ActitiAs Petohares - EfAp 44:'

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FR GERMANY

No 33 Bundesgerichtshof, 14 April 1988, SpA Gbezzi u. Jacob BostSdltne 45oNo 34 Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Hamburg, l7 February 1989, FRGerman assignee a. Japane:e shipyrd 4j5

INDIA

No l8 High Court, Bombay, 21 October 1988, General Electric Colnpdryl- GEc 1). R€nawgar Pouer Co. 465

ITALYNo 102 Corte di Cassazione, 13 July 1!8S, no. 4592, Italo Meneghettir. Augurt Tdpfel & Co. GnbH 493No 103 Cofte di Appello, Firenze, 27 January 1988, EasternMediterranean Maritime Ltd. a. SpA Cerealtoscana 496No 104 Cofte di Appello, Firenze, J June 1988, HolzindustieScbweigbofer GmbH t. Industria Legnami Trentina - nnr s 49g

NETHERI"ANDS ANTILLESNo 1 Coun ofFirst Instance, Curagao, 2}Jan\rary l9B7 ar'd j.j May 1987 ,Antilliaanse Handel Maatrcbappij NV and Industie en HandelMaatscbappij Kooltman NV u. Euro Shipping and Tradirg Co., Ltd. t0l

SWITZERLAND

No 17 Tribunal F6ddral, 26 Jaruary 1987 , Ali and Fahd ShoboAtlti et al.a. Saiecom SA et a/. 505No 18 Tribunal F6de:c.l,l2J^nv ry ),989, G. SA a. T, Ltd. :O9

SYRIA

No 1 Administrative Tribunal, Damascus, 3 t March 1988, I'o ugerolle SAt. Mfuistry of Defense of tl:e Syrian Arab Republic t1t

TUNISIA

No 2 Court of Appeal, Tunis, 1 February 1988, Tunisia !. BEC-GTAF;Court of First Instance, Tunis, 17 October 1987, BEC-jTAF (France)t. Tunisian State t18

UNITED KINGDOMNo 28 Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court, 12 January 1988,Bank Mellat t, cAA Del)elopmen, Conttructior? Co. 52I

UNITED STATESNo 87 US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, t August tglj, VictixSteamship Co. SA u. Salen Dry Cargo AB fi4No 88 US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 14 September 1987,Mechanised Constraction of PaAi:tan Ltd. a. Anzerican ConrtructionMacbinery & Equipment Corporation Ltd. ,19No 89 US Court ofAppeals, Fourth Circuit, l3 December 1988,JJ. Ryan

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& Sons, Inc. a. Rb6ne Poulenc Textile SA ,4tNo 90 US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 9 J:une 1987, BaulriniaCorporation t. Cbina National Macltinery & Equiplnent lrnport andExpor, Corp, ttoNo 91 US Court ofAppeals, Fifth Circuit,26lrne 1989, E.A.S.T., Inc. o.M/V Alaia et a/. 5t5No !2 US District Court, Eastern District ofNew york. 27 and 28 October1988. Geoteclt Lizenz AG t. Eoergreex Systent, Inc. i62No 93 US District Court, Northern District oflllinois, Eastern Division,27 Septembef 1988 and 21 October 1988, Tbomas:en & Dijoer-VerblifaNVt. Sardee Industries, Irc. t6SNo 94 US District Coun, District of NewJersey, 29 Ocrober 1986, 21November 1986 a't'd 9 December 1)88, Gerco Linit€d !. Han YaxgCorporation t:,tNo 95 US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, SouthernDivision, 6 April 1989, IVilliam G. Wilson a. LignorocL usA, Inc. et al. tllNo 96 US District Court, Nonhern District of illinois, ! May 1989, MarcoAntonio Marchetto et al. a. DeKalb Genetics Corporation et al, t81No 97 Supreme Court, New York County, 6 March 198), James p.Corcoran t. ,ttc Multi-line Syndicate, Inc. 586No 98 US District Court, Eastern District of New york, 15 June 198!,Hannex Corp. 1). GMl, Inc. tg4No 99 US District Court, Eastern District ofLouisiana, 2l Augusr 1989,Sembawaxg Shipyard t, M/V Cbarger, Inc. 600No 100 US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 23 October 1989, Gould,Inc, e, a/. r. Ministry ofDefense of Iran 60,No 101US District Coun, CentralDistri ct ofCaliforma,23Janu ry 19g9,Difwind Farms Ltd. et a/. u. Ventilatoren Stork Hengelo BV 6tlNo 102 US Disrrict Court, Eastern District ofNewYork, 20January 1989,A$or Chocolate Corp. a. Microuerk Ltd. et a/. 613

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LIST OF CONTMCTING STATES AND STGNATORTES (as of December 1989)EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON INfiRNATIONAT COM},IERCUT ARBITMTION OFL96l - coMraNTARy

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FR GERMANY

No 7 Bundesgerichahoi 2 December 1982, Wiinscbe Handelsgesellrcbarta. Coop. S. Maria srl 660No 8 Oberlandesgericht, Frankfun, 24 September t985, Polish foretgntrade Jtate enterpi.te u, FR Germant manufactarer 666

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PARTVI

ARTICLES ON ARBITRATION

In view ofthe considerable amount of maredals in other Parts of this Volume- thelimited space did not allow for anicles to be published in this Volume .

PARTVII

I. GENERAL BIBLIoGRAPHY

II. couNTREsIU. JouRNAr-s oN ARBTTMTToN

LIST OF ICCA MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

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