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Its main goal is to support the progress of economic development within Africa
and the Middle East.
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The arbitration is mostly according to UNCITRAL Rules,
with the influence of Egyptian culture and arbitration traditions.
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Nevertheless,
well-known arbitrators from all over the world belong to the list of arbitrators.
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By cooperating with the CAM, the CRCICA also focuses on the MENA region.
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The CRCICA also established the Alexandria Centre for International Arbitration
together with the Alexandria Businessmen Association.
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Later on, the Mediation
& ADR Centre was established, which offers alternative dispute resolutions (ADR)
in addition to arbitration.
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However, European parties do not tend to use the
CRCICA in cases which are not connected to Africa and the Middle East. Even in
these cases, Western parties seem to rely more on the ICC for arbitration.
2.2.1.5 Arab Centre for Commercial Arbitration
In 1987, 14 Arab states concluded the Amman Arab Convention on Commercial
Arbitration (AACCA).
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This convention established the Arab Centre for Com-
mercial Arbitration (ACCA) in Rabat (Morocco) (Art. 4 of the AACCA). The
AACCA is modeled on the ICSID Convention.
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In general, the AACCA applies
to
) natural or juristic persons of any nationality, linked by commercial trans-
actions with one of the contracting States or one of its nationals, or which have their
main headquarters in one of these States
(
...
'
according to Art. 2 of the AACCA. Art.
22 of the AACCA mentions that the parties can agree on the seat of arbitration, but
it must be approved by the arbitration tribunal. One of the requirements of the
ACCA is that all arbitrations are conducted in Arabic, according to Art. 23(1) of the
AACCA. There are doubts that any investor is willing to accept this concerning
arbitration. Knowledge of Arabic is quite rare in comparison to knowledge of
French and English. Furthermore, most international arbitration cases are
conducted in English, French or Spanish. This also leads to a certain legal equality,
due to its frequent practice and usage of legal procedures and terms. Consequently,
the ACCA is not an alternative in the case of the Desertec Concept.
'
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CRCICA (
2014b
); Wider use of arbitration in the Islamic region, in: Brower and Sharpe (
2003
),
643 (654).
182
Vogl (
2010
), 32 (34).
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Euro-Mediterranean Association for Cooperation and Development e.V. (
2010
), 5.
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Euro-Mediterranean Association for Cooperation and Development e.V. (
2010
), 6.
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Vogl (
2010
), 32 (34); Euro-Mediterranean Association for Cooperation and Development
e.V. (
2010
), 6.
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Euro-Mediterranean Association for Cooperation and Development e.V. (
2010
), 6; Vogl
(
2010
), 32 (34); CRCICA (
2014b
).
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Ouerfelli (
2008
), 241 (243-244); Brower and Sharpe (
2003
), 643 (654).
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Redfern et al. (
2004
), 642 para 10-60; Brower and Sharpe (
2003
), 643 (654).
