Training seminar on arbitration in Amman

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Published: October 9, 2024

On 17 September 2024, the IRZ and the Jordanian Judicial Academy organised a training seminar for high-ranking judges of the Jordanian courts of cassation, appeal and first instance on arbitration.

His Excellency Mohammad Omar Maqansa, Director General of the Technical Office at the Court of Cassation, began by presenting arbitration and its judicial supervision in Jordan. He also discussed the application of international and bilateral arbitration agreements in the Jordanian legal system, such as the New York Convention of 10 June 1958 and the Riyadh Arbitration Convention.

This was followed by an introduction to the arbitration process in Germany, including a comparison of the different types of arbitration in Germany and in Jordan by Jan K. Schäfer, lawyer and partner at King & Spalding LLP, arbitrator and board member of the DIS.

The subsequent discussions showed that the topic of arbitration as part of out-of-court dispute resolution is also highly valued in Jordan.