Peru
Latin Arbitration Law Country Profile
Arbitration Law
- Legislative Decree No. 1071 - General Arbitration Law [1] Sept. 1, 2008
International Conventions
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Signed |
Entered into force |
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7 Jul. 1988 |
5 Oct. 1988 |
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21 Apr. 1988 |
21 Jun. 1989 [2] |
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8 May 1979 |
14 Jun. 1980 [3] |
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4 Sep. 1991 |
9 Sep. 1993 |
Investment Protection Treaties [4]
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Bilateral Investment Treaties [5] |
Signed |
Entered into force |
Dispute Resolution Fora |
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Argentina (Sp.) |
10 Nov. 1994 |
24. Oct. 1996 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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Australia (Eng.) |
07 Dec. 1995 |
2. Feb. 1997 |
Local courts ICSID Ad hoc arbitration |
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Belgium & Luxembourg (Fr.) |
12 Oct. 2005 |
11 Set. 2008 [6] |
Local courts UNCITRAL ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules |
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Bolivia (Sp.) |
30 Jul. 1993 |
19 Mar. 1995 [7] |
Loal courts ICSID Ad hoc arbitration |
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Canada |
14 Nov. 2006 |
20 Jun. 2007 [8] |
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Chile (Sp.) |
2 Feb. 2000 |
11 Aug. 2001 [9] |
Ad hoc arbitration |
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9 Jun. 1994 |
1 Feb. 1995 |
Local courts ICSID |
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Colombia (Sp.) |
26 Apr. 1994 |
21 Mar. 2004 |
Local courts ICSID |
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Cuba (Sp.) |
10 Oct. 2000 |
25 Nov. 2001 |
Local courts UNCITRAL |
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Czech Republic (Eng.) |
16 Mar. 1994 |
6 Mar. 1995 |
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Denmark (Sp.) |
23 Nov. 1994 |
17 Feb. 1995 [10] |
ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Ecuador (Sp.) |
7 Apr. 1999 |
9 Dec. 1999 |
Local courts ICSID |
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El Salvador (Sp.) |
13 Jun. 1996 |
15 Dec. 1996 |
Local courts ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Finland (Sp.) |
2 May 1995 |
14 Jun. 1996 [11] |
ICSID |
|
6 Oct. 1993 |
4 Jul. 1996 [12] |
ICSID |
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Germany (Sp.) |
30 Jan. 1995 |
Terminated [13] |
Local courts ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Italy (Sp.) |
5 May 1994 |
18 Oct. 1995 |
Local courts ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Korea (Sp.) |
3 Jun. 1993 |
20 Apr. 1994 |
Local courts ICSID
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Malaysia (Sp.) |
13 Oct. 1995 |
25 Dec. 1995 [14] |
Local courts ICSID |
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Netherlands (Eng.) |
27 Dec. 1994 |
1 Feb. 1996 |
ICSID |
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Norway (Sp.) |
11 Mar. 1995 |
5 May 1995 |
ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Paraguay (Sp.) |
1 Feb. 1994 |
18 Dec. 1994 |
Local courts ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Portugal (Sp.) |
22 Nov. 1994 |
18 Oct. 1995 [15] |
Local courts ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Romania (Sp.) |
16 May 1994 |
1 Jan. 1995 [16] |
Local courts ICSID UNCITRAL |
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Singapore (Eng.) |
27 Feb. 2003 |
12 Aug. 2006 [17] |
ICSID |
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Spain (Sp.) |
17 Nov. 1994 |
17 Feb. 1996 |
Local courts UNCITRAL ICSID |
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Sweden (Sp.) |
3 May 1994 |
1 Aug. 1994 |
Local courts ICSID |
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Switzerland (Sp.) |
22 Nov. 1991 |
23 Nov. 1993 |
Local courts UNCITRAL ICSID |
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15 Nov. 1991 |
15 Nov. 1991 |
ICSID |
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United Kingdom (Eng.) |
4 Oct. 1993 |
21 Apr. 1994 |
Local courts ICSID |
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Venezuela (Sp.) |
12 Jan. 1996 |
18 Sep. 1997 |
Local courts ICSID ICSID Additional Facility Rules UNCITRAL |
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Total |
31 |
30 |
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Free Trade Associations [18] |
Signed |
Entered into force |
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Chile [19] (Sp.) |
22 Aug. 2006 |
1 Mar. 2009 |
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China [20] |
28 Apr. 2009 |
Not yet in force |
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Thailand [21] (Eng.) |
19 Nov. 2005 |
Not yet in force |
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12 Apr. 2006 |
1 Feb. 2009 |
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Canada [23] |
29 May 2008 |
Not yet in force |
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Singapore [24] |
30 May 2008 |
1 Aug. 2009 |
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Total |
6 |
3 |
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Other Multilateral Associations |
Signed |
Entered into force |
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Andean Community [25] |
26 May 1969 |
N/A [26] |
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MERCOSUR-Peru (Sp.) [27] |
30 Nov. 2005 |
17 Dec. 2005 |
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MERCOSUR-Andean Community (Eng.) |
17 Dec. 2003 |
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Total |
3 |
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Certain Arbitration Cases
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ICSID Cases [28] |
Decisions, Awards and Date [29] |
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Compagnie Minière Internationale Or S.A. v. Republic of Peru (Case No. ARB/98/6) - Concluded |
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Empresas Lucchetti, S.A. and Lucchetti Peru, S.A. v. Republic of Peru (Case No. ARB/03/4) - Concluded |
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Duke Energy International Peru Investments No. 1 Ltd v. Republic of Peru (Case No. ARB/03/28) - Pending |
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Aguaytia Energy, LLC v. Republic of Peru (Case No. ARB/06/13) - Concluded |
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Tza Yap Shum v. Republic of Peru (Case No. ARB/07/6) - Pending |
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Total Cases |
5 |
Certain Key Court Decisions and Awards
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Tribunal |
Date [30] |
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DIST Corporation (Korean) v. Cosmos Internacional S.A. |
Superior Court of Justice of Lima |
30 Oct. 1998 |
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Texas Petroleum Company, Sucursal del Peru v. Servicio Automotriz San Luis S.A. |
Superior Court of Justice of Lima |
18 Apr. 2002
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Comité de Operación Económica del Sistema Interconectado(COES-SICN) v. Empresa de Generación Termoeléctrica Ventanilla S.A. (ETEVENSA) |
Ad-hoc arbitration |
22 Sep. 2003
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Provías Nacional v. Impregilo S.p.A (Sucursal del Perú) |
Ad-Hoc arbitration |
23 Sep. 2003
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Empresa de Distribución Eléctrica de Lima Norte S.A.A. (EDELNOR) v. Estación de Servicios El Obelisco S.A. |
Superior Court of Justice of Lima, Fourth Civil Circuit |
10 Jun. 2004
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Mota & Compahia Sociedad Anónima, Transportes Lei Sociedad Anónima y Engil Sociedade de Construcao Civil Sociedad Anónima v. T & T Ingeniería y Construcción Sociedad Anónima and others |
Superior Court of Justice of Lima |
2 Aug. 2004
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Organismo Supervisor de la Inversión Privada en Telecomunicaciones (OSIPTEL), Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones, Telmex Perú S.A. v. Telefónica del Perú S.A.A. |
Superior Court of Justice of Lima, Fifth Civil Court |
8 Aug. 2005
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Repsol Comercial S.A.C. v. Compañía Minera e Industrial Sagitario S.A |
Superior Court of Justice of Lima, Commercial Court |
15 Nov. 2005
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Energoprojekt Niskograndnja (Yugoslavia) v. El Pacífico Peruana Suiza Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros (Eng), (Sp) |
Supreme Court of Justice Civil Chamber |
27 Jan. 2006
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Fernando Canturias Salaverry Case File No. 6167-2005-PHC/TC |
Peruvian Constitutional Tribunal |
28 Feb. 2006
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Total Cases |
10 |
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Cases/Parties Per Year
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AAA/ICDR [31] |
ICC [32] |
ICSID [33] |
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| Registered | Concluded | |||
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2000 |
N/A |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2001 |
N/A |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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2002 |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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2003 |
N/A |
6 |
2 |
0 |
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2004 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2005 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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2006 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Arbitral Institutions
- American Chamber of Commerce of Peru (AmCham Perú)
- Chamber of Commerce of Lima
- Arbitraje y Conciliación de la Cámara de Comercio de Arequipa
- Cámara Peruana de Conciliación Arbitraje y Mediación
- Centro de Conciliación y Arbitraje Nacional e Internacional de la Cámara de Comercio y Producción de Piura
- Peru National Office of the ICC
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[1] Legislative Decree No. 1071 revokes former Arbitration Law No. 26572.
[2] 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." Peru deposited its instrument of ratification on May 22, 1989 (information available at http://www.sice.org/dispute/comarb/intl_conv/caicpae.asp, February 4, 2009).
[3] 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." Peru deposited its instrument of ratification on May 15, 1980. (information available at http://www.sice.org/dispute/comarb/intl_conv/caicmoe.asp, February 4, 2009).
[4] Language abbreviations: Spanish = Sp.; English = Eng.; and French = Fr.
[5] Sources: UNCTAD - Country-specific lists of BITs, available at http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=2344&lang=1, February 4, 2009, and Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at http://www.rree.gob.pe/portal/Tratados.nsf/9cab9a28dc2cfdf205256ea80052b78a?OpenView&Start=1&Count=160&Expand=124#124, February 4, 2009.
[6] According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, available at http://www.rree.gob.pe/portal/Tratados.nsf/b57222c79a152dcb052575d700512a9d/39660ed32e93f43505256e83006794e9?OpenDocument
[7] Listed as 19 Feb. 1995 on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
[8] Appears only in Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
[9] Listed as 3 Aug. 2001 on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
[10] Listed as 1 Feb. 1996 on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
[11] Appears only in UNCTAD.
[12] Listed as 30 May 1996 on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
[13] According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the BIT with Germany already ended. Information available at http://www.rree.gob.pe/portal/Tratados.nsf/b57222c79a152dcb052575d700512a9d/39660ed32e93f43505256e83006794e9?OpenDocument
[14] Listed as 30 Apr. 1998 on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
[15] Listed as 2 Oct. 1995 on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
[16] Appears only in UNCTAD; listed as not in force on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
[17] According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, entered into force on August 12, 2006, ratified in Decreto Supremo No. 065-2003-RE
[18] Source: OAS - SICE Foreign Trade Information System, available at http://www.sice.oas.org/agreements_e.asp, February 4, 2009.
[19] Free Trade Agreement between Peru and Chile.
[20] Text available at http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/newweb/Portals/0/comercio/tlc_china/texto_acuerdo.html.
[21] Protocol Between the Republic of Peru and the Kingdom of Thailand to Accelerate the Liberalization of Trade in Goods and Trade Facilitation.
[22] United States - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. This Agreement also has an Amendment Protocol signed on June 25, 2007.
[23] Text not yet available. The press release can be viewed at http://www.sice.oas.org/TPD/AND_CAN/Negotiations/sign_s.pdf.
[124] According to official news from Peru's Ministry of Commerce and Tourism, the FTA will become effective on August 1, 2009.
[25] The Andean Community (CAN) has a Court of Justice for the settlement of disputes that has an arbitral function among its responsibilities. Also, the CAN has a common investment regime under Decision No 291 that guarantees foreign investors equal and non-discriminatory treatment and gives Member countries the freedom to define their investment policies through their own national legislation.
[26] N/A = no information available.
[27] Economic Complementation Agreement No 58 between MERCOSUR and Perú. Annex IV of this agreement provides a dispute settlement procedure.
[28] Cases are presented in chronological order according to their registration number (ICSID cases) or the day of issuance of the decision (court decisions).
[29] Date the decision or award was rendered.
[30] Date the decision was rendered.
[31] No. of cases administered by the International Center for Dispute Resolution of the AAA with a party from Peru.
[32] No. of Parties from Peru involved in Arbitration cases under ICC Rules.
[33] No. of cases registered by the ICSID Secretariat with Peru as Respondent State.
[34] Terminal date of designation: March 13, 2011.
