To write an Elementary Handbook on Scholarly Pragmatism in the context of Commercial Arbitration may mean to schematically present and explain the basic concepts and principles familiar for commercial arbitration. To write such Elementary Handbook may also mean to kindly invite the arbitration practitioner to not miss the legal, business-like and scholarly interpretation of the concepts and principles above.

The starting point of writing this Elementary Handbook was Romanian arbitration law. Afterwards it has been outlined the concepts and principles specified in UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985, with amendments as adopted in 2006). For the purpose of smoothly solving the conflict of mentalities, if any, between domestic mentalities and international mentality with regard the interpretation above, a brief glance on international jurisprudence developed under arbitration laws worldwide enacting the Model Law above seemed to me appropriate to be followed.

Promoting the so-called ideology of “scholarly pragmatism” in the context of commercial arbitration may mean to facilitate the flexible coexistence and cohesion of legal, business-like and scholarly interpretation of any concepts arising out the disputable facts.

Such scholarly pragmatism may encourage any arbitration practitioner to be and remain lively irrespective of its place of living: Bucharest, Moscow, Warsaw, München, London, New York or Capri Island. - Radu Bogdan Bobei

A scrie un Curs elementar cu privire la pragmatismul livresc in contextul arbitrajului comercial poate insemna a prezenta si explica schematic conceptele, respectiv principiile de baza specifice arbitrajului comercial. De asemenea, a scrie un astfel de Curs elementar poate insemna sa-l inviti cu delicatete pe cititor sa interpreteze respectivele concepte si principii atat din perspectiva regulilor de interpretare juridica, cat si din perspectiva regulilor specifice vietii de afaceri, respectiv dintr-o perspectiva erudita.

Punctul de plecare al scrierii acestui Curs elementar a fost reglementarea romana a arbitrajului. Conceptele si principiile specificate in Legea-Model UNCITRAL privind arbitrajul comercial international(1985, cu modificarile adoptate in 2006) au fost ulterior prezentate. In conditiile existentei unui conflict intre mentalitatile nationale si mentalitatea internationala cu privire la interpretarile mentionate mai sus, dar si in scopul solutionarii acestui conflict, mi s-a parut potrivita efectuarea unei scurte treceri in revista a jurisprudentei internationale dezvoltate in temeiul reglementarilor de arbitraj emise in intreaga lume in lumina sus-mentionatei Legi-Model UNCITRAL.

A promova raspandirea asa-numitei ideologii a pragmatismului livresc in contextul arbitrajului comercial poate insemna facilitarea flexibilei coexistente si coeziuni a celor trei modalitati de interpretare a conceptelor juridice: interpretarea juridica, interpretarea specifica vietii de afaceri si interpretarea erudita.

Aceasta ideologie il poate incuraja pe orice practician al arbitrajului sa fie si sa ramana plin de viata indiferent de locul in care traieste: Bucuresti, Moscova, Varsovia, München, Londra, New York, Insula Capri.

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