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Jaitley for Task Force on global arbitration challenges in BRICS nations

New Delhi, Aug 27 (UNI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today underlined the need to constitute a Task Force of experts and officials to deliberate on the challenges in international arbitration in the BRICS countries and put in place institutional mechanisms to establish arbitral centres in these nations.
Delivering the valedictory address at the conference on ‘International Arbitration in BRICS – Challenges, Opportunities and Road Ahead’, Mr Jaitley reminded the delegates that “in the pursuit of free trade one must not lose the sight of the fact that free trade also means fair trade, which is not detached from local commitments.”
To strengthen the arbitration mechanism, the Minister emphasised the need to have lawyers of credibility and said it was necessary to make enforcement of awards largely free from the interference by domestic courts.
He further added that the challenges posed by economic slowdown continue to haunt the global economy. The emerging economies, pre-dominantly the BRICS nations, would have to shoulder the responsibility of driving global growth.
Therefore, the BRICS nations would have to evolve and put forth a common agenda for growth and the key is to develop local capabilities to deal with the challenges that lie ahead.
Shaktikanta Das, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance stressed the need for striking an optimal balance between public good and private commercial requirements in the context of investment agreements.
For dispute settlement, the first recourse should be to reach out to local courts and if the local courts fail to deliver within five years, arbitration should be resorted to, he added.
Suresh Chandra, Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law & Justice said that there was a need for regional cooperation on arbitration. A positive debate on setting up a common framework for arbitration among BRICS nations would help in bringing down the cost of arbitration and develop trust among investors and jurisdictions.
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