Law applicable to substantive issues in international commercial arbitration : an African Perspective

dc.contributor.advisorSchoeman, Elsabe
dc.contributor.coadvisorWethmer-Lemmer, Marlene
dc.contributor.emaillawrenciaoppongpeprah@gmail.comen_US
dc.contributor.postgraduateOppong Peprah, Lawrencia
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-22T13:18:08Z
dc.date.available2024-02-22T13:18:08Z
dc.date.created2024-04
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionThesis (LLD (Private International Law))--University of Pretoria, 2023.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the law applicable to substantive issues in international commercial arbitration from an African perspective. More specifically, the thesis examines the methods used by arbitrators to assign the applicable substantive law in the absence of the parties’ choice in Egypt, Ghana, South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire. Considering the vital role of the law applicable in determining the rights and obligations of the parties to international commercial arbitration, the thesis seeks to identify the most efficient method for assigning the applicable law in the absence of the parties’ choice. To this end, the thesis explores existing literature including scholarly works on the topic, the national and selected institutional arbitration laws in Egypt, Ghana, South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire and elsewhere, to identify the common methods and strategies used by arbitrators in the selection of the law applicable to the merits of the dispute. The thesis scrutinises these methods to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the efficiency, predictability and legitimacy of each identified method from an African perspective. Ultimately, the thesis proposes a method that can enhance predictability and legal certainty for when arbitrators must assign the applicable substantive law in African international commercial arbitration, thereby promoting the development of a conducive business environment in the region. Moreover, by establishing a consistent regulatory framework for determining the substantive law in the absence of the parties’ choice, Africa may reinforce its position in the global legal landscape by developing its own distinctive jurisprudence in international commercial arbitration.en_US
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricteden_US
dc.description.degreeLLD (Private International Law)en_US
dc.description.departmentPrivate Lawen_US
dc.description.facultyFaculty of Lawsen_US
dc.description.sdgNoneen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUP Doctoral Research Bursaryen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFaculty of Law LLD Fulltime Bursaryen_US
dc.identifier.citation*en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.25250662en_US
dc.identifier.otherA2024en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/94853
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.subjectApplicable substantive lawen_US
dc.subjectInternational commercial arbitrationen_US
dc.subjectConflict of lawsen_US
dc.subjectArbitrators discretionen_US
dc.subjectAn African perspectiveen_US
dc.titleLaw applicable to substantive issues in international commercial arbitration : an African Perspectiveen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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