PUBLIC POLICY: AN AMORPHOUS CONCEPT IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRAL AWARDS

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Akosua Serwaah Akoto

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Public policy permeates the legal principles of a state and its ruling government. The justification of public policy is topical to the ethics and canons acknowledged by that state. These values are determined by the applicable political, social, economic, religious, and legal systems, which differ among states. As public policy usually best illuminates the broad area of government laws, regulations, provincial ordinances, and court decisions, the standards creating public policy alter as states develop. The motif of public policy is critical when the question of enforcement of arbitral awards suffice. There is no definite meaning of the term in the famous Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Arbitration Convention) to enforce foreign arbitral awards. Hence, this paper explores and traces some contemporary trends in defense of public policy as an exception to the enforcement of arbitral awards worldwide.

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Serwaah Akoto , Akosua. 2021. “PUBLIC POLICY: AN AMORPHOUS CONCEPT IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRAL AWARDS”. Journal of Liberty and International Affairs 7 (1):51-69. https://doi.org/10.47305/JLIA21170051sa.
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Akosua Serwaah Akoto , Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China

Akosua Serwaah Akoto is a second-year Ph.D.candidate majoring in International Law at the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. She received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Sociology from the University of Ghana and a master’s degree in International Law from Xiamen University, China.