JURISDICTION OF THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL

ARBITRATION AND LABOR DISPUTES 

Note under judgments of the Court of Cassation, 1st civil chamber, June 26, 2001, Sté American Bureau of shipping, against Maritime co-ownership Jules Verne and others; Cour de cassation, 1st civil chamber, October 16, 2001, Sté Quarto Children’s books limited against Sté Editions du Seuil and others, Cuniberti, Gilles; Kaplan, Charles, JCP E Semaine Juridique (company edition), n ° 6, 07/02/2002, pp. 277-279

Arbitrators have priority jurisdiction to rule on their jurisdiction unless the arbitration agreement is manifestly null or unenforceable;