Chương III Pháp lệnh Trọng tài Thương mại năm 2003: Trọng tài viên

Chapter III

ARBITRATORS

Article 12.- Arbitrators

1. Vietnamese citizens may act as arbitrators if they fully satisfy the following conditions:

a/ Having full civil act capacity;

b/ Having good moral quality, being honest, impartial and objective;

c/ Possessing university diplomas and having worked in the branches of their study majors for five years or more.

2. Those who are under administrative probation, examined for penal liability or have been convicted but not yet enjoyed remission of criminal records shall be prohibited to act as arbitrators.

3. Judges, prosecutors, investigators, executioners and public employees working at the People’s Courts, People’s Procuracies, investigating agencies and judgment-executing agencies shall not be allowed to act as arbitrators.

Article 13.- Rights and obligations of arbitrators

1. Arbitrators shall have the following rights:

a/ To accept or refuse to settle disputes;

b/ To work independently in the settlement of disputes;

c/ To refuse to supply information related to disputes;

d/ To enjoy remuneration.

2. Arbitrators shall have the following obligations:

a/ To comply with the provisions of this Ordinance;

b/ To be impartial and objective in the settlement of disputes;

c/ To refuse to settle disputes in the cases specified in Clause 1, Article 27 of this Ordinance;

d/ To keep secret the contents of the disputes they have settled;

e/ Not to take bribes or commit other acts in breach of arbitrators’ ethics.