Colombian Constitutional Court preserves notion of free consent as cornerstone of arbitration | Practical Law

Colombian Constitutional Court preserves notion of free consent as cornerstone of arbitration | Practical Law

In Constitutional Action against Article 41(1) of Law 1563 of 2012, the Colombian Constitutional Court considered whether a domestic arbitral award may be set aside if the relevant arbitration agreement was void on “absolute grounds” or “relative grounds”.

Colombian Constitutional Court preserves notion of free consent as cornerstone of arbitration

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 1-587-6028 (Approx. 5 pages)

Colombian Constitutional Court preserves notion of free consent as cornerstone of arbitration

by Eduardo Zuleta (Partner), Gómez-Pinzón Zuleta Abogados
Published on 11 Nov 2014Colombia
In Constitutional Action against Article 41(1) of Law 1563 of 2012, the Colombian Constitutional Court considered whether a domestic arbitral award may be set aside if the relevant arbitration agreement was void on “absolute grounds” or “relative grounds”.