Pedro A. Batista Martins Arbitrating Corporate Disputes in Latin America When I read the topic of this panel – Arbitrating Corporate Disputes – it sent me back to year 1850 when Brazilian Commercial Code was enacted. Such Code was drafted mostly by business people and, of course, to avoid judicial delays and the lack of […]

Pedro A. Batista Martins[1] 1. Although Brazil has had a great number of legislation dealing with arbitration, in fact its development in the country was jeopardized due to some legal constrains, i.e. lack of enforceability of the arbitration agreement; need to court certification (homologation) of the arbitral award. 2. Such barriers were so strong that […]

Pedro A. Batista Martins[1] 1. In my presentation I intend to update the audience basically with the legal aspects involving a new investment law and the new jurisdiction for the recognition and enforcement of arbitral award. Public-Private Partnership 2. On December 30, 2004, after political debate about the role of State and the ground of […]