Mexico
Latin Arbitration Law Country Profile
Arbitration Law
International Conventions
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International Convention |
Signed |
Entered into force |
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14. Apr. 1971 |
13. July 1971 |
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27 Oct. 1977 |
26 Apr. 1978 [1] |
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2 Dec. 1986 |
12 July 1987 [2] |
Investment Protection Treaties
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Bilateral Investment Treaties [3] [4] |
Signed |
Entered into force |
Dispute Resolution Fora |
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Argentina (Sp.) |
13 Nov. 1996 |
22 July 1998 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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Australia (Eng.) |
23 Aug. 2005 |
21 July 2007 [5] |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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Austria (Eng.) |
29 June 1998 |
26 Mar. 2001 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL ICC Ad hoc arbitration under ICC rules |
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Belgium and Luxembourg (Fr.) [6] |
27 Aug. 1998 |
14 Mar. 2003 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL ICC Ad hoc arbitration under ICC rules |
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China (Sp.) |
11 July 2008 |
6 June 2009 |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL Ad hoc arbitration |
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Cuba (Sp.) |
30 May 2001 |
6 Apr. 2002 |
ICSID UNCITRAL ICC Other international treaty containing arbitration mechanisms |
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Czech Republic (Eng.) |
4 Apr. 2002 |
13 Mar. 2004 |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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Denmark (Sp.) |
13 Apr. 2000 |
24 Sept. 2000 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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Finland (Sp.) |
22 Feb. 1999 |
20 Aug. 2000 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
|
12 Nov. 1998 |
11 Oct. 2000 |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL ICC Ad hoc arbitration under the ICC rules |
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Germany (Eng.) |
25 Aug. 1998 |
23 Feb. 2001 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL ICC Ad hoc arbitration under the ICC rules |
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30 Nov. 2000 |
3 Oct. 2002 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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Iceland (Eng.) |
24 June 2005 |
28 Apr. 2006 |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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India (Sp.) |
21 May 2007 |
23 Feb. 2008 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules |
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Italy (Sp.) |
24 Nov. 1999 |
5 Dec. 2002 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL Ad hoc arbitration under the ICC rules |
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Korea, Republic of (Eng.) |
14 Nov. 2000 |
28 June 2002 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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Netherlands (Eng.) |
13 May 1998 |
1 Oct 1999 |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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Panama (Sp.) |
11 Oct. 2005 |
14 Dec. 2006 |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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11 Nov. 1999 |
4 Sept. 2000 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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Slovakia (Sp.) |
26 Oct. 2007 |
8 Apr. 2009 |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL Ad hoc arbitration |
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Spain (Sp.) |
22 June 1995 |
18 Dec. 1996 |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL Ad hoc arbitration |
|
3 Oct. 2000 |
1 July 2001 |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL Ad hoc arbitration under the ICC rules |
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|
10 July 1995 |
14 Mar. 1996 |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
|
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Trinidad y Tobago (Sp.) |
3 Oct 2006 |
16 Sep. 2007 |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL Ad hoc arbitration |
|
United Kingdom (Sp.) |
12 May 2006 |
25 July 2007 |
ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules Arbitration Rules of the Permanent Court of Arbitration Ad hoc arbitration |
|
Uruguay (Sp.) |
30 Jun. 1999 |
7 July 2002 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL Ad hoc arbitration under ICC rules |
|
Total |
26 |
26 |
|
Free Trade Associations [7] |
Signed |
Entered into force |
|
Japan (Mexico-Japan Agreement for the Strengthening of the Economic Partnership) (Eng.) |
17 Sep. 2004 |
1 April 2005 |
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Uruguay (Mexico-Uruguay Free Trade Agreement (ACE N°60) (Sp.) |
23 Nov. 2003 |
15 July 2004 |
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EFTA (Mexico - EFTA States Free Trade Agreement) (Eng.) |
27 Nov. 2000 |
1 July 2001 |
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El Salvador and Guatemala (Mexico - Northern Triangle) (Sp.) / Honduras (Mexico - Northern Triangle) (Sp.) |
15 Mar. 2001 / 1 Jun. 2001 |
15 Mar. 2001 / 1 Jun. 2001 |
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Israel (Mexico-Israel Free Trade Agreement) (Eng.) |
10 Apr. 2000 |
1 July 2000 |
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European Union (EU) (Mexico-European Community Agreement) (Eng.) |
23 Mar. 2000 |
1 July 2000 |
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Chile (Chile-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (ACE N°41)) (Sp.) |
17 Apr. 1998 |
1 Aug. 1999 |
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Nicaragua (Sp.) |
18 Dec. 1997 |
1 July 1998 |
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Bolivia (Bolivia-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (ACE N°31)) (Sp.) |
10 Sep. 1994 |
1 Jan. 1995 |
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Costa Rica (Costa Rica-Mexico Free Trade Agreement) (Sp.) |
5 Apr. 1994 |
1 Jan. 1995 |
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G-3 (Colombia-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (ACE N°33)) (Sp.) |
13 Jun. 1994 |
1 Jan. 1995 |
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North American Free Trade Agreement (Canada-Mexico-US) (Eng.) |
17 Dec. 1992 |
1 Jan. 1994 |
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Total |
12 |
12 |
|
Other Multilateral Associations |
Signed |
Entered into force |
|
World Trade Organization (Eng.) |
15 Apr. 1994 |
1 Jan. 1995 |
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MERCOSUR (Economic Complementation Agreement No. 54, signed by Mexico as part of MERCOSUR) (Sp.) |
5 July 2002 |
5 Jan. 2006 |
|
Total |
2 |
2 |
Certain Arbitration Cases
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NAFTA Cases |
Decisions, Awards and Date [8] |
|
Adams et al. and the United Mexican States (NAFTA) |
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Archer Daniels Midland Co. & Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas Inc. and The United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/04/5) |
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Robert Azinian and Others and the United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/97/2 (NAFTA)) |
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Bayview Irrigation District et al. v. Mexico (ICSID ARB(AF)/05/1) |
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Calmark Commercial Development Inc. and the United Mexican States (NAFTA) |
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Cargill v. United Mexican States |
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Corn Products International and the United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/04/1) |
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Marvin Feldman and the United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB (AF)/99/1 (NAFTA) |
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Fireman's Fund and the United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB (AF)/02/1 (NAFTA)) |
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Frank and the United Mexican States (NAFTA) |
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GAMI Investments, Inc. and the United Mexican States (UNCITRAL (NAFTA)) |
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Francis Kenneth Haas and the United Mexican States (NAFTA) |
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Halchette Corporation and the United Mexican States (NAFTA) |
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Metalclad Corporation and the United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/97/1 (NAFTA)) |
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Texas Water Claims (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/05/1) |
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International Thunderbird Gaming Corporation and the United Mexican States (UNCITRAL (NAFTA)) |
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Waste Management, Inc. v. Mexico (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/98/2) |
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Waste Management, Inc. and the United Mexican States - Resubmitted Claim (ICSID Case No. ARB (AF)/00/3 (NAFTA)) |
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| Total | 17 |
Certain Other International Arbitration Cases
|
|
Date [9] |
Decisions and Awards |
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Técnicas Medioambientales Tecmed, S.A. v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB (AF)/00/2 (Spain/Mexico BIT)) |
29 May 2003 |
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| Total | 1 |
Certain Local Court Cases on Arbitration
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Key Court Decisions |
Tribunal |
Date [10] |
|
Constructora Aboumrad Amodio Berho, S.A. de C.V. (México) v. Cinemex Universidad, S.A. de C.V. (México)
|
Third Civil Federal Circuit Court |
8 Mar. 2001 |
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Ralli Brothers & Coney v. Jamil Textil, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) |
Second Collegiate Civil Court of the First Circuit |
6 Sep. 2001 |
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Grupo Carce, S.A. de C.V. (México) v. Pipetronix, S.A. de C.V. (México)
|
Ninth District Civil Judge of the Federal District Court |
6 Dec. 2001 |
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Edgar Olvera (Mexico) v. Koblenz Eléctrica, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
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Fourth Collegiate Civil Court of the First Circuit |
22 Feb. 2002 |
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Jose Saenz, Francisco Castillo and Julio Santos-Coy (Mexico) v. Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. (Mexico) and Corporacion Transnacional de Inversiones, S.A. de C.V., et al. (Mexico) |
Décimo Tribunal Colegiado de Circuito |
14 Feb. 2004
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Emilio Francisco Casares Loret de Mola et al. (Mexico) |
Supreme Court |
28 April 2004 |
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Teléfonos de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. |
Mexican Supreme Court |
30 June 2004 |
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TYCO Engineering & Construction, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) v. Fraccionadora Industrial del Norte, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico |
Eighth Court of Concurrent Jurisdiction of the First Judiciary District of Nuevo Leon |
17 Jan. 2005 |
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Infored, S.A. de C.V. and Jose Elias Gutierrez Vivo (Mexico) v. Grupo Radio Centro, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) |
6th Civil District Court of the Federal District |
12 May 2005 |
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ADT Security Services, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) v. Servicios Administrativos de Emergencia, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) |
Third Civil Collegiate Tribunal of the First Circuit |
15 May 2005 |
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Contradicción 51/2005 (Tesis Jurisprudencial XXV/2006) |
Mexican Supreme Court |
11 Jan. 2006 |
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Total Cases |
11 |
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Cases/Parties Per Year
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AAA/ICDR [11] |
ICC [12] |
ICSID [13] |
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| Registered | Concluded | |||
|
2000 |
|
27 |
2 |
2 |
|
2001 |
|
26 |
0 |
0 |
|
2002 |
|
34 |
1 |
1 |
|
2003 |
|
27 |
0 |
1 |
|
2004 |
16 |
37 |
2 |
1 |
|
2005 |
16 |
50 |
2 |
0 |
|
2006 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
|
2007 |
|
|
0 |
3 |
Arbitral Institutions
Mexican Arbitratoin Center (Centro de Arbitraje de Mexico)
Centro de Mediacion y Arbitraje Comercial de la Camara Nacional de Comercio de la Ciudad de Mexico
DISCLAIMER: USERS OF THIS SITE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EACH COUNTRY BRIEF, THESE MATERIALS MAY NOT REFLECT THE MOST CURRENT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS OR DECISIONS.
[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." Mexico deposited its instrument of ratification on March 27, 1978 (information available at http://www.sice.org/dispute/comarb/intl_conv/caicpae.asp, last visited on February 4, 2009).
[2] According to Article 11 of the Montevideo 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." Mexico deposited its instrument of ratification on June 12, 1987. (information available at http://www.sice.org/dispute/comarb/intl_conv/caicmoe.asp, last visited on February 4, 2009).
[3] Abbreviations: English = Eng.; French = Fr.; Spanish = Sp.
[4] Sources: Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs at http://www.sre.gob.mx/tratados/Default.htm, last visited on June 25, 2009; UNCTAD - Country-specific lists of BITs, available at http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=2344&lang=1, February 4, 2009.
[5] Date appears only in Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
[6] This treaty is classed as bilateral by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
[7] Source: OAS - SICE Foreign Trade Information System, available at http://www.sice.oas.org/agreements_e.asp, last visited on June 25, 2009, and Secretaría de Economía at http://www.economia.gob.mx/?P=2113&NLanguage=es#, last visited on February 4, 2009.
[8] Date the decision or award was rendered.
[9] Date the decision or award was rendered.
[10] Date the decision was rendered.
[11] No. of cases administered by the International Center for Dispute Resolution of the AAA with a party from Mexico.
[12] No. of Parties from Mexico involved in Arbitration cases under ICC Rules.
[13] No. of cases registered by the ICSID Secretariat with Mexico as Respondent State.
[14] The members of the ICC International Court of Arbitration are appointed for three year terms.
[15] N/A = no information available.
