COMPARATIVA ENTRE EL PROCEDIMIENTO ABREVIADO E HIPERABREVIADO IMPLEMENTADO EN EL CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ARBITRAJE DE MADRID (CIAM) EN MATERIA DE ARBITRAJE

Authors

  • Francisco José Álvarez Gómez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/redp.2024.85254

Abstract

It is not new that there is a flagrant collapse in the Spanish judicial system, derived from a low investment in resources on the part of the public administration and governments, which has been accentuated by the health crisis caused by Covid-19. This is why alternative dispute resolution methods are becoming more widespread. In the preamble of Law 60/2003 of 23 December 2003 on Arbitration, it is introduced that it is a procedure that derives from continental European and Anglo-Saxon traditions derived from applied comparative law. In this paper I will introduce a subject such as Arbitration and, specifically, I will try to explain the abbreviated procedure and a variant that has been introduced in the International Court of Arbitration of Madrid, the hyper-abbreviated procedure. First of all, I would like to introduce what the arbitration procedure consists of, as well as raise some questions derived from the principle of res judicata (an aspect that could be the subject, not of an article, but of a thesis). Secondly, I will make an introduction and a short comparison of the essential aspects that exist between fast-track and hyper-fast-track procedures. The abbreviated procedure offers the parties a simplified and therefore more efficient arbitration, always protected by due process and taking care that there is a quality award, for procedures whose amount is always equal to or less than €1,000,000. In the case of the hyper-abbreviated procedure, which will enter into force on 1 January 2024, it will be applicable provided that the parties have expressly agreed to it and always in writing, and it will be the Centre who will determine whether it is agreed to process the procedure by the requested route. It is for this reason, as it is a novel procedure, where there is a clear reduction in the time periods in comparison with the ordinary or abbreviated procedure, that I will develop in this study, highlighting the key aspects that I understand to be at the heart of the development of this procedure. Finally, within the framework of the conclusions, I will highlight what I consider to be the main aspects to be highlighted within the arbitration procedure in general and placing greater emphasis on the abbreviated procedure and the hyper-abbreviated procedure.

Published

2024-06-20

How to Cite

ÁLVAREZ GÓMEZ, Francisco José. COMPARATIVA ENTRE EL PROCEDIMIENTO ABREVIADO E HIPERABREVIADO IMPLEMENTADO EN EL CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ARBITRAJE DE MADRID (CIAM) EN MATERIA DE ARBITRAJE. Revista Eletrônica de Direito Processual, Rio de Janeiro, v. 25, n. 2, 2024. DOI: 10.12957/redp.2024.85254. Disponível em: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/redp/article/view/85254. Acesso em: 1 may. 2025.