ARBITRAŽNO OKOLJE – PRIKAZI

Arbitration Environment in Serbia

Senka Mihaj

When one thinks of resolving disputes in Serbia, the first thing that comes to mind is the long, costly, inefficient dispute before a court, in a dusty court-room in a socialist architecture grey building. Even though these conditions still are reality, Serbia is making efforts in recent years to achieve higher efficiency in resolving disputes through various types of judicial reform including arbitration as one of dispute resolution mechanisms. The purpose of this article is to present what arbitration environment is like in Serbia, relaying on both arbitration regulations and arbitration practice together with court intervention in the arbitration proceedings. Bilateral investment treaties concluded between former Yugoslav republics are also tackled as a potential source of arbitration proceedings.