El Salvador
Latin Arbitration Law Country Profile
Arbitration Law
- Articles 23 and 146 of the Constitution
- Decreto Ley No 914 - Meditation, Conciliation, and Arbitration Law - July 11, 2002
- Articles 66, 67 and 1004 of the Commercial Code
- Article 56 of the Code of Civil Procedure
International Conventions
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Signed |
Entered into force |
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10 Jun. 1958 |
27 May 1998 |
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30 Jan. 1975 |
10 Sept. 1980 [1] |
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11 Aug. 1980 |
Not in force |
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9 Jun. 1982 |
5 Apr. 1984 |
Investment Protection Treaties
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Bilateral Investment Treaties [2] [3] |
Signed |
Entered into force |
Dispute Resolution Fora |
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Argentina (Sp.) |
9 May 1996 |
8 Jan. 1999 |
Local courts ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Belgium and Luxembourg (Fr.) |
12 Oct. 1999 |
12 Nov. 2002 |
Local courts ICSID |
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Belize |
4 Dec. 2001 |
Not yet in force |
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31 May 1999 |
Not yet in force |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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Chile (Sp.) |
8 Nov. 1996 |
29 Mar. 1997 |
Local courts ICSID |
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Costa Rica |
21 Nov. 2001 |
Not yet in force |
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Czech Republic (Eng.) |
29 Nov. 1999 |
28 Mar. 2001 |
Local courts ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Ecuador (Sp.) |
16 May 1994 |
14 Jan. 1996 Denounced by Ecuador on October 2008 |
Local courts ICSID |
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Finland |
20 May 2002 |
20 Feb. 2003 |
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France (Fr.) |
20 Sept. 1978 |
12 Dec. 1992 |
ICSID ICC |
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Germany (Ger.) |
11 Dec. 1997 |
15 Apr. 2001 |
ICSID |
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Israel (Eng.) |
3 Apr. 2000 |
7 Jul. 2003 |
ICSID Ad hoc arbitration |
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Republic of South Korea (Eng.) |
6 Jul. 1998 |
25 May 2002 |
Local courts ICSID UNCITRAL Ad hoc arbitration |
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Morocco |
21 Apr. 1999 |
11 Apr. 2002 |
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Netherlands (Eng.) |
12 Oct. 1999 |
1 Mar. 2001 |
Local courts ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Nicaragua (Sp.) |
23 Jan. 1999 |
8 Jul. 2000 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules |
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Paraguay |
30 Jan. 1998 |
8 Nov. 1998 |
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Peru (Sp.) |
13 Jun. 1996 |
15 Dec. 1996 |
Local courts ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Spain (Sp.) |
14 Feb. 1995 |
20 Feb. 1996 |
Local courts UNCITRAL ICSID |
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Switzerland (Fr.) |
8 Dec. 1994 |
16 Sept. 1996 |
ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Taiwan Province of China |
30 Aug. 1996 |
25 Feb. 1997 |
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United Kingdom (Eng.) |
14 Oct. 1999 |
1 Dec. 2000 [4] |
ICSID |
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United States (Eng.) |
10 Mar. 1999 |
Not yet in force |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL Other arbitration institutions agreed by the parties Ad hoc arbitration |
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Uruguay (Sp.) |
24 Aug. 2000 |
23 May 2003 |
Local courts ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Total |
24 |
19/20 [5] |
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Free Trade Associations [6] |
Signed |
Entered into force |
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Central America -Dominican Republic (Sp.) |
April 16,1998 |
Oct. 4, 2001 |
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Central America - Chile (Sp.) |
Oct. 18, 1999 |
June 3 2002 |
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Central America - Mexico |
June 29, 2000 |
Mar. 15, 2001 |
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Colombia - El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras (Northern-Triangle) |
Aug. 9, 2007 |
Not in force |
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Central America - Panama |
Mar. 6, 2002 |
April 11, 2003 |
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DR-CAFTA (Dominican Republic and Central American Free Trade Agreement with the US) (Eng.) |
Aug. 5, 2004 |
Mar. 1, 2006 |
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TLC Taiwan |
Aug. 24, 2007 |
Mar. 1, 2008 |
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Total |
6 |
6 |
Certain Arbitration Cases
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ICSID Cases [7] |
Date [8] |
Decisions and Awards |
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Inceysa Vallisoletana S.L. v. Republic of El Salvador (Case No. ARB/03/26) |
Aug 2, 2006 |
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Total Cases |
1 |
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Cases/Parties Per Year
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AAA/ICDR [9] |
ICC [10] |
ICSID [11] Registered Concluded |
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2000 |
N/A [12] |
1 |
-- |
-- |
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2001 |
N/A |
2 |
-- |
-- |
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2002 |
N/A |
4 |
-- |
-- |
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2003 |
N/A |
4 |
1 |
-- |
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2004 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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2005 |
5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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2006 |
N/A |
N/A |
-- |
1 |
Arbitral Institutions
Centro de Mediación y Arbitraje de la Cámara de Comercio e Industria de El Salvador
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[1] According to Article 10 of the Panama Convention, "[f]or each State ratifying ... the Convention after the [Convention's entry into force,] the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification." El Salvador deposited its instrument of ratification on August 11, 1980 (Information available at http://www.sice.org/dispute/comarb/intl_conv/caicpae.asp, last visited on June 2, 2008).
[2] Language abbreviations: Spanish: Sp.; English = Eng.; and French = Fr.
[3] Source: UNCTAD
[4] Date of entry into force reflects information both at UNCTAD and SICE. Cover of BIT has a typo, stating that entry into force is 1 Dec. 20001 (invalid date).
[5] On October 2008 Ecuador denounced its BIT with El Salvador. However, the BIT is subject to certain termination and survival provisions.
[6] Source: OAS, Sistema de Información sobre Comercio Exterior ("SICE") and Ministerio de Economía, Gobierno del Salvador, available at http://www.minec.gob.sv/policom/default.asp?id=2&mnu=2
[7] Cases are presented in chronological order taking into consideration the registration number (Int'l arbitration cases) or the day of issuance (Court decisions).
[8] Date the decision or award was rendered.
[9] No. of cases administered by the International Center for Dispute Resolution of the AAA with a party from El Salvador.
[10] No. of Parties from El Salvador involved in Arbitration cases under ICC Rules.
[11] No. of cases registered by the ICSID Secretariat with El Salvador as Respondent State.
[12] N/A = No information available.
[13] The members of the ICC International Court of Arbitration are appointed for three year terms.
