Development of arbitration law in the Republic of Lithuania after the restoration of independence

ENThis chapter overviews the inception of modern concepts of arbitration law in Lithuania and their development over the 30 years of state independence. It presents the general analysis of the evolution of the statutory legal framework of arbitration in Lithuania by introducing the Law on Commercial Arbitration and reviewing the main concepts enshrined therein. Further, by analyzing the current statutory regulation and its interpretation in the case law of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Lithuania, the chapter explores three core doctrines in arbitration, namely the doctrine of arbitrability, the competence-competence doctrine, and the notion of public policy. The analysis of these concepts aims to review the status quo of these doctrines in arbitration theory and practice in Lithuania, as well as to suggest a direction for the rectification of the identified shortcomings of their interpretation in the case law of Lithuanian courts. [From the publication]