REFUSING RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT ON GROUNDS OF PUBLIC POLICY AND NON-ARBITRABILITY IN KUWAIT
Abstract
Foreign arbitral awards should be recognizable and enforceable. However, this is not
always the case; they are recognizable and enforceable in some countries but not in others.
Those countries that recognize and enforce awards are mostly developed countries, whereas
those which do not are mainly developing countries.This study compares and contrasts the
recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Kuwait with a view to discovering
why its recognizable and enforceable. Three factors determining whether or not foreign
arbitral awards are recognizable and enforceable are identified in this study. They are the
availability and adequacy of the legal framework, the attitude of the business community, and
the attitude of the courts. The inquiry, accordingly, focuses on an examination of those factors
in both countries. The examination reveals that the third factor is the determining element
regarding the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.
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