1. National courts in a number of jurisdictions routinely adopt summary disposition procedures which allow them to make dispositive rulings on clearly meritorious or unmeritorious cases, often based on a more limited hearing of the evidence. A number of international tribunals, including the European Court of Human Rights, are also empowered to summarily dispose of manifestly unfounded claims.

Originally published by The International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2018. (This article begins on Page 4 of the publication).

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