Declaratory Relief in International Arbitration - Journal of International Arbitration View Declaratory Relief in International Arbitration by Patrick Dunaud,Maria Kostytska - Journal of International Arbitration Declaratory Relief in International Arbitration Patrick Dunaud Maria Kostytska 29 1

This article explores the benefits, limitations, feasibility and legitimacy of declaratory remedies in international arbitration, focusing in particular on arbitrations involving sovereigns. Section 1 provides the background and discusses the advantages and limitations of declaratory relief in international arbitration. Section 2 discusses the sources of arbitral tribunals' authority to grant declaratory relief. Section 3 touches upon the basic prerequisite to granting declaratory relief in national and international legal systems. Section 4 analyses the arbitral practice of issuing declaratory awards in arbitrations involving sovereigns. Pre-emptive use of declaratory remedies is discussed in section 5.

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