A Review of the Function of Arbitration Institution in Construction Contracts Based on Judicial Practice

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1 MA in Private Law, Ashraq Non-Profit Institute: (Corresponding Author)

2 PhD Student in Criminal Law and Criminology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran.

Abstract

In order to create appropriate platforms and implement infrastructure projects, governments currently use contracting contracts with domestic and foreign companies. However, these contracts in some cases face problems such as interpretation and implementation methods similar to other commercial contracts. On the other hand, the nature of contracting contracts requires that disputes be resolved quickly and possibly at the project site. Dispute resolution methods, given their non-judicial approach, can be effective in resolving quickly and reducing litigation costs. One of these methods is resorting to arbitration. The Iranian legislator in Article 53 of the General Conditions of the Contract has determined the Supreme Technical Council of the Planning and Budget Organization as the arbitration body for resolving disputes. However, since the scope of the mentioned Article 53 is within the scope of Article 139 of the Constitution and Article 457 of the Civil Procedure Code, and on the other hand, due to the lack of a specific scope regarding government and public properties, this issue is a matter of debate and disagreement. The purpose of this article is to review the settlement of disputes by arbitration, as well as to explain the nature and implementation of the decisions of the arbitration institution in contracting contracts. In this research, with a descriptive-analytical method, an attempt is made to criticize and analyze the legal capacities of the arbitration institution of the Supreme Technical Council of the Planning and Budget Organization, and also the reasons for inefficiency and the occurrence of disputes in projects are discussed and the conditions and methods of dispute resolution in FIDIC are stated. In addition, the scope of acceptance of to disputes of contracts in the specific sense that have the general conditions of the contract attached to them and the method of accepting and enforcing the awards issued by the arbitration institution of the Planning and Budget Organization are reviewed and analyzed.

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Journal of Studies in Islamic Law & Jurisprudence
Volume 15, Issue 33
March 2024
Pages 213-258

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