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Court Upholds Party Autonomy as Arbitration Principle
In one of the first cases brought under the new Law on Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration, a court of appeals of the San Salvador district has vacated an award on the grounds that the arbitral tribunal was not legally constituted. The decision deals with interesting issues concerning the developing doctrine of Salvadoran arbitration law and the interplay between the law and the freedom of the parties.
Delgado & Cevallos