《中國-東盟法律評論(第3輯)》由廈門大學(xué)出版社出版。
編者按
論柬埔寨的商事仲裁法和國家仲裁中心
馬來西亞仲裁的一般規(guī)定以及對于馬來西亞仲裁終局裁決的案例分析
菲律賓外國投資法研究
菲律賓仲裁制度及其解決國際投資爭端的方法
老撾促進外商直接投資的法律政策
中國—東盟自由貿(mào)易區(qū)法律框架下的老撾投資仲裁機構(gòu)與機制
緬甸仲裁法研究及中國經(jīng)驗
中國—東盟自貿(mào)區(qū)法律框架下緬甸投資仲裁機構(gòu)與機制研究
作為替代性爭端解決方式的仲裁
——以印度尼西亞為視角
中國—東盟自貿(mào)區(qū)法律框架下新加坡的投資仲裁機構(gòu)和機制
越南商事仲裁法概述
中國—東盟自由貿(mào)易區(qū)法律框架下的泰國投資仲裁機構(gòu)和機制
ThePhilippinelegalsystem,includingitsjudicialrules,wereadoptedfromandinfluencedmainlybywesterncountries,moreparticularlytheAmericansystem.
Legalissuesandcontroversiesareresolvedprimarilythroughthecourtswhoseprimaryfunctionistosettletherightsofthepartiesandenforcelegalobligations.
Thefilingofcourtactionisthecommonrecourseofpersons,naturalorjuridical,seekingremedytoprotecttheirrightsandenforcelegalobligationsduethem.
However,becauseofthefastgrowingnumberofcasesanddisputesbeingfiledeveryday,theincreasingdocketofpendingcasescompelledtheadoptionofanewmechanismtoresolvecasesinamoreexpeditiousandlesscostlymanner.Theconceptofoutside-the-courtproceedinginresolvingcertaincaseswasthenintroducedinthePhilippinejudicialsystem.Legislationestablishedmechanismsandinstitutionstohelpde-clogcourtcasesandatthesametimegavepartiesanalternativevenuetoadjudicatetheirrightsandinterests.
Theadoptionofvariousmodesofalternativedisputeresolution--suchasarbitration,conciliationandmediation--notonlyexpeditedtheresolutionofcases,butalsoimprovedjudicialeffectivenessandefficiency.Asaresultthereof,theSupremeCourtprioritizedthefollowinggoalswhenenactingrulesofprocedure.(1)disposeoftheexistingbacklogofcasesinallcourts;(2)studyandaddressthecausesoffailuretoobservetheperiodstodecidecasesmandatedbytheConstitution;and(3)promotealternativemodesofdisputeresolution.