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27 Int'l L. News 1 (1998)

handle is hein.journals/inrnlwnw27 and id is 1 raw text is: VOL. 27 NO. 1
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The St. Petersburg
International
Commercial
Arbitration Court
Commences Operations
By Arthur George
E arlier this year the St. Petersburg International
Commercial Arbitration Court (the Court)
commenced operations. This marked the culmi-
nation of over three years of efforts by Russian
and American jurists and government officials, together
with valuable supporting efforts by the U.S.
Consulate in St. Petersburg, the St. Peters-
burg International Business Association, and,  The C
most recently, the ABA through its CEELI
Program. The Court offers Russian and for-  offers R
eign businesses a viable alternative to resolv-  andfo
ing their disputes in ordinary Russian courts
or outside Russia. Since the ABA is now
assisting the Court during its initial opera-  a via
tions, this article both describes to Section  . alterna
members the history and operation of the
Court and explains how they and their      resoF
clients can u.tilize its services,       their d 

Genesis and Road to Establishment
The Court had its genesis back in 1993 in the c
Joint St. Petersburg Commission formed be
Mayor's Office of St. Petersburg and the Center
gic and International Studies, co-chaired by t
contirue

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r for Strate-
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Alexander Colunn, St. Petersburg, Russia

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