{"schemaVersion":1,"recordType":"legal-article","id":"law:eri:code:civil:2015:article:2736","workId":"law:eri:code:civil:2015","expressionId":"law:eri:code:civil:2015:en","title":"Definitions and Rules of Interpretation","number":"2736","language":"en","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2736/","hierarchy":{"book":"BOOK VI - SPECIAL CONTRACTS","title":"TITLE VI - SETTLEMENT, CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION","chapter":"Chapter 3. - Arbitration","section":"Section 1. - General Provisions","paragraph":null},"paragraphs":[{"id":"lead","number":"","text":"For the purposes of the provisions of this Chapter:","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2736/#lead","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-code-2015-en","pdfPage":754,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-code-2015/page/754/?article=2736&paragraph=lead#article-2736-lead"}]},{"id":"pa","number":"a","text":"“arbitration” means any arbitration whether or not administered by a permanent arbitral institution;","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2736/#pa","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-code-2015-en","pdfPage":754,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-code-2015/page/754/?article=2736&paragraph=pa#article-2736-pa"}]},{"id":"pb","number":"b","text":"“arbitral tribunal” means a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators;","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2736/#pb","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-code-2015-en","pdfPage":755,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-code-2015/page/755/?article=2736&paragraph=pb#article-2736-pb"}]},{"id":"pc","number":"c","text":"“Court” means a body or organ of the judicial system of Eritrea;","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2736/#pc","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-code-2015-en","pdfPage":755,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-code-2015/page/755/?article=2736&paragraph=pc#article-2736-pc"}]},{"id":"pd","number":"d","text":"where a provision of this Chapter, except article 2765, leaves the parties free to determine a certain issue, such freedom includes the right of the parties to authorize a third party, including an institution, to make that determination;","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2736/#pd","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-code-2015-en","pdfPage":755,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-code-2015/page/755/?article=2736&paragraph=pd#article-2736-pd"}]},{"id":"pe","number":"e","text":"where a provision of this Chapter refers to the fact that the parties have agreed or that they may agree or in any other way refers to an agreement of the parties, such agreement includes any arbitration rules referred to in that agreement; and","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2736/#pe","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-code-2015-en","pdfPage":755,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-code-2015/page/755/?article=2736&paragraph=pe#article-2736-pe"}]},{"id":"pf","number":"f","text":"where a provision of this Chapter, other than in articles 2760 (a) and 2769 (2) (a), refers to a claim, it also applies to a counter-claim, and where it refers to a defense, it also applies to a defense to such counter-claim.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-code-2015/article/2736/#pf","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-code-2015-en","pdfPage":755,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-code-2015/page/755/?article=2736&paragraph=pf#article-2736-pf"}]}],"caution":"This is the 2015 English-language edition attributed in its front matter to the Ministry of Justice. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation, later changes, or whether the text is currently in force. Nine passages are incomplete in the available scan and are identified where they occur."}