ABSTRACT Commercial arbitration being contractually based is a matter of private law. Its effectiveness depends upon legislative support defined by external public policy considerations. Those considerations invite scrutiny of the costs and benefits of commercial arbitration including its effect on the development of commercial law and an appropriate balance between arbitral mechanisms and commercial courts. The growth of commercial arbitration and its application in sensitive areas such as consumer contracts of adhesion may enliven public policy responses. Internal constraints in relation to arbitrability and public policy limits on enforcement play a part in enabling arbitration to function in a way that is sensitive to the larger social and political environment in which it is conducted.

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仲裁和公共政策

摘要 基于合同的商业仲裁是私法问题。其有效性取决于外部公共政策考虑所定义的立法支持。这些考虑要求仔细审查商事仲裁的成本和收益，包括其对商法发展的影响以及仲裁机制和商事法院之间的适当平衡。商业仲裁的发展及其在消费者黏附合同等敏感领域的应用可能会激发公共政策的反应。与可仲裁性相关的内部约束和对执法的公共政策限制在使仲裁能够以对其进行的更大的社会和政治环境敏感的方式运作方面发挥着作用。