SİNGAPUR MİLLETLERARASI TİCARET MAHKEMESİ (SICC)

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 23 Sayı: 2, 1405 - 1442, 26.11.2021

Onur Can Saatcıoğlu

https://doi.org/10.33717/deuhfd.998241

Öz

21. Yüzyıl ile birlikte, önceleri tahkim ve geleneksel devlet yargısı şeklinde
yapılan ayrım farklı bir boyut kazanmıştır. Bazı devletler, sınıraşan ticarî
uyuşmazlıkların çözümü bakımından kendi ülkelerini bir çekim noktası hâline
getirmek istemişler ve bu tür uyuşmazlıkları inceleyen özel mahkemeler kurma
fikrini geliştirmişlerdir. Tahkimin ve geleneksel devlet yargısının avantajlı
yönlerini bir arada barındırma gayesiyle kurulan bu mahkemeler, milletlerarası
ticaret mahkemeleri şeklinde adlandırılmaktadırlar. Bu çalışma, hâlihazırda
kurulu bulunan örnekler arasında tercih edilebilirlik ve etkinlik yönünden
avantajlı bir konumda olduğunu düşündüğümüz Singapur Milletlerarası Ticaret
Mahkemesi’ni (SICC) ana hatlarıyla tanıtmak amacıyla kaleme alınmıştır.
Aşağıda, öncelikle günümüzde faaliyet gösteren milletlerarası ticaret mahkemeleri hakkında genel bir bilgilendirme yapılacaktır. Ardından, SICC’nin temel
yapısı ayrı başlıklar altında incelenecektir. Açıklamalar esnasında yeri geldikçe,
özellik arz eden bazı hususlar açısından milletlerarası ticarî tahkim yolu ile
karşılaştırmalar yapılacak ve SICC sisteminin güçlü ve zayıf yönlerine temas
edilecektir. Sonuç kısmında ise, çalışmada yer verilen tüm açıklamalardan
hareketle SICC’nin niçin diğer örneklere kıyasla daha güçlü bir alternatif teşkil
edebileceği hususundaki kanaatimize yer verilecektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Singapur, Milletlerarası ticaret mahkemesi, Taraf özerkliği, Yetki anlaşması, New York Sözleşmesi

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