1996 TARİHLİ İNGİLİZ TAHKİM KANUNUNDA YAPILAN ÖNEMLİ DEĞİŞİKLİKLERE İLİŞKİN BAZI TESPİTLER

Year 2026, Volume: 84 Issue: 1, 475 - 513, 27.02.2026

Didem Kayalı

https://doi.org/10.30915/abd.1838930

https://izlik.org/JA66NM49EC

Abstract

Tahkim hukuku, İngiltere’de hem mahkeme kararları hem de kanuni düzenlemeler vasıtasıyla yüzyıllardır gelişen bir alandır. Özellikle 1996 tarihli Tahkim Kanunu ile getirilen ve mahkemelerin yetkisini sınırlandıran tahkim yanlısı yaklaşım sayesinde Londra da milletlerarası tahkim uygulamasında tahkim yeri olarak yıllardır liderliğini korumaktadır. Tahkim yeri tercih edilirken o yerin tahkim kanununun tahkime yaklaşımı şüphesiz çok önemlidir. 1996 tarihli Tahkim Kanununda 2025 yılında yapılan değişikliğin amacı da yaklaşık otuz yıldır uygulanmakta olan Kanunun gözden geçirilerek İngiltere’nin milletlerarası tahkim alanındaki lider konumunu koruyabilmek için ihtiyaç duyulan iyileştirmelerin yapılmasıdır. Çalışmamızda da İngiliz Tahkim Kanununda yapılan temel değişiklikler ile hazırlıklar sırasında tartışılan ancak değişiklik kapsamına alınmayan önemli konular incelenmiştir.

Keywords

İngiliz Tahkim Kanunu , Milletlerarası Tahkim , Tahkim Yeri , Tahkim Anlaşması , Bildirim Yükümlülüğü

Some Remarks on the Significant Amendments in the English Arbitration Act 1996

https://izlik.org/JA66NM49EC

Abstract

Arbitration law is a field that has developed over centuries in England through both court decisions and statutory regulations. Thanks to the arbitration-friendly approach introduced by the Arbitration Act 1996, which limits the jurisdiction of the courts, London has maintained its leadership as a seat of arbitration in international arbitration practice for years. When choosing the seat of arbitration, the approach of that seat’s arbitration law to arbitration is undoubtedly very important. The purpose of the 2025 amendments in the 1996 Arbitration Act is to review the Act, which has been in force for approximately thirty years, and make the improvements necessary to maintain the England’s leading position in the field of international arbitration. Our study examines the fundamental changes made in the English Arbitration Act, as well as important issues that were discussed during the preparatory stages but were not included in the scope of the amendments.

Keywords

English Arbitration Act , International Arbitration , Seat of Arbitration , Arbitration Agreement , Duty of Disclosure

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