Arbitration In Uzbekistan: Key Things To Know

The judicial system of Uzbekistan consists of the Constitutional Court, courts of general jurisdiction for civil and criminal cases, economic courts, and military courts. The main act regulating and establishing the procedure for organization and activity of courts is the Law on Courts (new edition) dated December 14, 2000.

  1. Constitutional Court

    The Constitutional Court has a special status in the judicial system due to the specifics of its function, that is to say a function of the constitution supervision. The Constitutional Court carries out legal examination of acts issued by the legislative and executive branches in respect of their compliance with the Constitution of Uzbekistan.

    Only the Oliy Majlis (Parliament), President of Uzbekistan, Chairpersons of the Supreme Court and Higher Economic Court, Attorney General, and other officials indicated in the law are entitled to apply to this Court.1

  2. Courts of General Jurisdiction

    Courts of general jurisdiction hear civil and criminal cases. The upper level court is the Supreme Court that acts both as a court of first instance (a trial court) and as an appellate court for civil and criminal cases. It also oversees work of the lower level courts and analyzes court practice.

    The lower level courts are divided into regional, city, and district/inter-district courts for civil cases, and regional, city, and district courts for criminal cases.2

    Courts for civil cases consider disputes where at least one party is an individual (i.e. neither a sole proprietor nor a corporation). For example, an employment dispute between a company and its employer (former or current) is to be considered by these courts.

  3. Military Courts

    Military courts are included in the system of courts of general jurisdiction and they hear the following cases:

    criminal cases where a defendant is a military; civil cases involving claims of military against their command; cases concerning State secrets; and all civil and criminal cases in the areas where, due to certain circumstances, courts of general jurisdiction are not available. D. Economic Courts

    Economic courts hear solely commercial disputes arising between businesses, i.e. legal entities (local and foreign) and sole proprietors (local and foreign).

    The upper level court is the Higher Economic Court that has the same functions as the Supreme Court with an accent on commercial issues only.

    The lower level courts are divided into regional and city courts.

    Disputes arising out of activities attributed to foreign investment or other related activities may be settled through various dispute resolution mechanisms discussed below.

    1. Dispute Resolution by Economic Courts

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