JUDICIAL CONTROL OVER THE RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRAL AWARDS: A STUDY UNDER ALGERIAN LAW
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This article examines the scope of judicial control over the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards under Algerian law. Although arbitration is based on the principle of party autonomy and aims to provide an efficient alternative to judicial litigation, arbitral awards cannot produce full legal effects without the intervention of national courts. The study highlights that judicial control, exercised mainly through the exequatur procedure, is limited to verifying formal requirements and ensuring compliance with public order, without extending to a review of the merits of the dispute. The research adopts a doctrinal analytical approach based on the Algerian Civil and Administrative Procedure Code, while also referring to comparative legal perspectives. It argues that Algerian law seeks to maintain a delicate balance between preserving the autonomy and effectiveness of arbitration and safeguarding the integrity of the national legal order. The study concludes that the effectiveness of arbitration largely depends on a restrained and consistent judicial intervention that respects the finality of arbitral awards.
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