At its thirty-second session in 1999, the UNCITRAL had before it the requested note entitled "Possible future work in the area of international commercial arbitration." After concluding the discussion on its future work in the area of international commercial arbitration, it was agreed that the priority items for the working group should be conciliation, requirement of written form for the arbitration and enforceability of interim measures of protection. the Commission entrusted the work to the Working Group on Arbitration which held its thirty-second session at Vienna from 20 to 31 March 2000. The Working Group discussed agenda item 3 on the basis of the report of Secretary General entitled "Possible uniform rules on certain issues concerning settlement of commercial disputes : conciliation, interim measures of protection, written form for arbitration agreement." At its thirty-three session in 2000, the UNCITRAL had before it the report of Secretary General on agenda item 3 discussed by the Working Group. The Working Group discussed the issues relating to certain aspects of conciliation proceedings ; (1) Admissibility of certain evidence in subsequent judicial or arbitral proceedings ; (2) Role of conciliatior in arbitration or court proceedings ; (3) Enforceability of settlement agreements reached in conciliation proceedings ; (4) Other possible items for harmonized treatment : a) Admissibility or desirability of conciliation by arbitrators b) Effect of an agreement to conciliate on judicial or arbitral proceedings c) Effect of conciliation on the running of limitation period d) Communication between the conciliator and parties ; disclosure of information e) Role of conciliator. It was generally considered that decisions as to the form of the text to be prepared should be made at a later stage when the substance of prepared solutions would become clearer. However, it was noted that model legislative provisions seemed to be appropriate form for a number of matters proposed to be discussed in the area conciliation. There was general support in the Working Group for the proposition to perpare a legislative regime governing the enforcement of interim measures of protection ordered by arbitral tribunals. It was generally considered that legislative regime should apply to enforcement of interim measures issued in arbitration taking place in State where enforcement was sought as well as outside that State. It was generally observed that there was a need for provisions which conformed to current practice in international trade with regard to requirements of written form for arbitration agreement. The view was adopted by the Working Group that the objective of ensuring a uniform interpretation of the form requirement that responded to the needs of international trade could be achieved by : preparing a model legislative provision clarifying, for avoidance of doubt, the scope of article 7(2) of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration : and adopting a declaration, resolution or statement addressing the interpretation of the New York Convention that would reflect a broad understanding of the form requirement. There was general agreement in the Working Group that, in order to promote the use of electronic commerce for international trade and leave the parties free to agree to the use of arbitration in the electronic commerce sphere, article II(2) of the New York Convention should be interpreted to cover the use of electronic means of communication as defined un article 2 of the Model Law on Electronic Commerce and that it required no amendment to do that. The UNCITRAL may wish to consider to the desirability of preparing uniform provisions on any of those issues concerning conciliation and arbitration proceedings, possibly indicating whether future work should be towards a legislative text or non-legislative text.

International arbitration has been recognized as an effective dispute resolution method. Among the arbitration institutions, the ICC(International Chamber of Commerce) international court of arbitration is one of the most well-known and frequently chosen organizations to which international claimants have resorted, when they were confronted with international disputes. In this paper, costs in the ICC arbitration are compared with those in the KCAB(Korean Commercial Arbitration Board) arbitration. seeking efficient ways to reduce the costs while maximizing the quality of arbitral awards. Three main points about costs in the ICC arbitration and the KCAB arbitration are discussed and analysed, First, the cost structures are analysed and decomposed into manageable units. Second, the cost allocation is discussed to clarify its proportional responsibility among the arbitration parties. Third, how advances in arbitration costs are conducted is examined to explore a well established procedure of arbitration. In conclusion, the KCAB arbitration procedure has been found faster and cheaper than the ICC arbitration procedure in terms of time and costs, respectively. However, it can be cautiously suggested that the quality of arbitral awards made by the KCAB is not necessarily higher than that made by the ICC.

Neben der staatlichen Gerichtsbarkeit gibt es eine gesetzlich legitimierte Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit durch Privatpersonen nach dem Schiedsverfahrensrecht. Diese Institution entwickelte sich zwar als $\ddot{U}bergangsstufe$ von der Selbsthilfe zur staatlichen Gerichtsbarkeit und aber erlangt zur Zeit mit dem Wirtschaftswachstum, vor allem mit der Verschmelzung des internationalen Handels eine hervorragende Stellung im Justizsystem. $F\ddot{u}r$ die weitere Entwicklung der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit ist die $Unterst\ddot{u}tzung$ und Kontrolle des staatlichen Gerichts von großer Bedeutung. In der vorliegenden Arbeit handelt es sich $haupts\ddot{a}chlich$ um die Rolle und Grenze des Gerichts in der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit. Dabei ist die Rolle des Gerichts in 3 Teilen geteilt untersucht, und zwar die aktive, die passive und die kontrollierende Rolle des Gerichts. Unter der ersten $geh\ddot{o}ren$ das Eingreifen des Gerichts in das Schiedsverfahren, z.B. bei der Bestellung und Ablehnung des Schiedsrichters und bei der Frage $\ddot{u}ber$ die Bedendigung des Schiedsrichteramtes und die einstweiligen Maßnahmen des Gerichts sowie die $Unterst\ddot{u}tzung$ des Gerichts bei der Beweisaufnahme. Weil das Schiedsgericht keine Zwangsgewalt besitzt, ist die Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit in bestimmten $F\ddot{a}llen$ auf die aktive Mitwirkung des Gerichts stark angewiesen. Die Rolle des Gerichts in der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit ist aber durch die Entscheidungsbefugnis des Schiedsgerichts $\ddot{u}ber$ die eigene $Zust\ddot{a}ndigkeit$ und $\ddot{u}ber$ die $G\ddot{u}ltigkeit$ der Schiedsvereinbarung(sog. Kompentz-Kompetenz) und durch den einstweiligen Rechtsschutz durch das Schiedsgericht $eingeschr\ddot{a}nkt$. Hier $beschr\ddot{a}nkt$ sich das Gericht auf die passive Rolle. Die Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit ist außerdem der Kontrolle durch das staatliche Gericht zu unterziehen, sei es durch die Aufhebungsklage oder sei es durch die Entscheidung $\ddot{u}ber$ die Vollstreckung des Schiedsspruchs. Besonders im $Vollstreckbarerkl\ddot{a}rungsverfahren$ hat das ordentliche Gericht eine umfangreiche $\ddot{U}berpr\ddot{u}fungsm\ddot{o}glichkeit$ des Schiedsspruchs. Einerseits soll die Stellung der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit nicht durch die Mitwirkung und Kontrolle des staatlichen Gerichts entwertet werden, andererseits ist es aber Aufgabe des Staates, die Richtigkeit der schiedsgerichtlichen Entscheidung zu garantieren. In der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit ist auch das Rechtsstaatsprinzip aufrechterhalten zu bleiben. Abschließend ist festzustellen, daß die Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit ohne Mitwirkung des staatlichen Gerichts nicht auskommt, die Rolle des Gerichts aber auf das erforderliche Maß $beschr\ddot{a}nkt$ sein sollte.

This paper disscusses about the e-commerce and the various types of e-commerce disputes. Through empirical examination on the dispute consiliation system and by comparative analysis it is derived out of the weakness of current system and finally some suggestions for improvement. First, it is recommended that the more sophisticated knowledge concerning e-commerce should be proliferated through the existing institutions. For example, disputes for B2C could be managed by the consiliation system of consumer dispute consiliation in Consumer Protecion Board of Korea, while B2B by the arbitration system of the Korean Commercial Arbitraion Board. Second, the role of Korea Institute for Electronic Commerce established for the purpose of consiliation of e-commerce disputes is much emphasized. For successful achievement, it is necessarily required to reinforce the related laws, systems, institutions and human resources. Finally, it is also suggested that the the Korean Commercial Arbitraion Board and Consummer Protection Board of Korea fully cover consiliation and arbitration, while Korea Institute for Electronic Commerce activates its proper role of consulting and ad hoc arbitration by using electronic information. The paper points out the last one as the most desired practice.

Products liability refers to the liability of any or all parties along the chain of manufacture of any product for damage caused by that product. This includes the manufacturer of component parts (at the top of the chain), an assembling manufacturer, the wholesaler, and the retail store owner (at the bottom of the chain). Products containing inherent defects that cause harm to a consumer of the product, or someone to whom the product was loaned, given, etc., are the subjects of products liability suits. The goal of products liability system should be to maximize consumer welfare by efficiently providing just compensation for injuries incurred and deterring future injuries without unreasonably impeding the supply of the goods and services to consumers. Some advanced countries, apart from relying on products liability systems, also apply other policies and legislation directly aimed at the safety of the consumer. The application of general safety policies as well as products liability rules is not costless. An efficient system will not eliminate risk from society. An efficient system ... that maximises consumer welfare ... maximises the benefits while minimising the costs. Products liability claims can be based on negligence, strict liability, or breach of warranty of fitness depending on the jurisdiction where the claim is based. In view of international business and law circumstances, it should be stressed that international enterprises in Korea should consider how to cope with the situation of international transaction. International enterprises should have a correct perception about products liability which is to contribute the stabilization and improvement of the people's life and the sound develpement of the national economy. Products liability system creates incentives that influence behaviour and performance in ways that are desirable, such as more diligent monitoring to prevent defective products from reaching the market-place. At the same time, any liability system will impose burdens that are undesirable, such as greater costs imposed on business and consumers and reduced avaiability of consumer goods. The concern for society is to balance. The ideal situation is where the cost imposed on producers of goods and services pushes them to a desirable level of care but not so far that producers reach undesirable level of caution that may deprive consumers unnecessarily of the benefits from new and innovative products.

All kinds of commerces are begun from the contract and the claims are frequently raised by the problem in the contracts. Therefore, the negotiation is very important to make a contract and resolve the claim. This article analyzed the negotiation practice of Chinese in order to render help to negotiators who enter into negotiations with Chinese business people so that they can enhance their chance for success. Based on this examination on the negotiating style, this paper also provides the some guidelines in working-level negotiating with Chinese. For the purpose this study applies "global negotiation flowchart" and twelve important factors suggested by stephen & stripp to analyze the characteristics of Chinese business negotiating style. The results suggest some useful criteria for negotiators First, In the preparation, the negotiator need a thorough study about the Chinese negotiating style and counter party. Second, In the negotiation with the Chinese, making the personal relationship and, if possible, frequent contact with the person who is the most powerful negotiator in decision-making. Third, since the Chinese has a sense of value that money is very important, it is very necessary that the negotiator persuade him by mutual profits. Finally, negotiators must aim at long-term profit maximization not at short-term.