International Arbitration in Albania. Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Decision

Abstract

The growing interest of the international commercial operators toward Albania and especially the appeal of arbitration institute for the resolution of their disputes have suggested to address a work based on the study of the Albanian approach of the Institute of International Arbitration.The purpose of this paper is to summarize with technical and legal language, but with an eye to the "reality of things" and so to the immediate operativity, rules and operation of the arbitration proceedings in Albania, with specific reference to the “international” disputes, and so the disputes between companies (or entrepreneurs) of different countries or that their effects reverberate beyond national borders. The analysis of the legislation of the arbitration institute of Albania with regard to the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral decision, namely the articles 393 – 398 of the Albanian Civil Procedure Code, proves to be fundamental to fully understand the intervention the State courts in international arbitration proceedings.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n9p395