Arbitration Agreement: The Issue of Arbitrability in Nigeria Arbitration Practice

Greg Chukwudi Nwakoby; Charles Emenaogha Aduaka; Chiamaka Ifeatu Orabueze

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Arbitration Agreement: The Issue of Arbitrability in Nigeria Arbitration Practice

Greg Chukwudi Nwakoby, Charles Emenaogha Aduaka, Chiamaka Ifeatu Orabueze

Published in International Journal of Law and Society (Volume 1, Issue 2)

Received: 5 January 2018 Accepted: 25 February 2018 Published: 21 March 2018

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Abstract

Arbitration agreement is the bedrock of every arbitral proceedings and it is the corner stone of the jurisdiction vested on the arbitrators to arbitrate on any matter referred to them. The agreement could take various forms and character (oral or written) depending on the governing law. It is not all issues and subject matters that are arbitrable. Different national legislation and public policy have limited the scope of arbitration with respect to the issue of arbitrability. Not all matters are capable of being referred to arbitration. Certain matters are reserved for the court alone and if an arbitral tribunal purports to deal with them the resulting award will be unenforceable. We have arbitrability based on agreement and arbitrability based on law and public policy. In this work, efforts shall be made to address all issues with respect to arbitration agreement under the Act and the concept of arbitrability.

Published in	International Journal of Law and Society (Volume 1, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijls.20180102.16
Page(s)	92-101
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Arbitration Agreement, Arbitrability in Nigeria, Arbitration Practice

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[1]	David St John Sutton, Russell on Arbitration, 22^nd Ed. Sweet & Maxwell Ltd 2003, 26. Russell distinguished between arbitration agreement and submission agreement.
[2]	Ibid 18^th Ed. 38. Russell in its 18^th edition confused two different forms of arbitration agreement.
[3]	John Paris, The Law and Practice of Arbitration, George Godwin Ltd, Great Britain, 1974, 1.
[4]	Ronald Berstein, Handbook of Arbitration Practice, 8.
[5]	(2003) 15 NWLR (Pt. 844) 469 at 487.
[6]	(2013) LPELR 20720. Agala v. Okusim (2010) 10NWLR (pt. 1220) 412 at 488. Ihunwo v. Ihunwo (2014) AllFWLR 1444 at 1453.
[7]	Halsbury’s Laws of England, 3^rd Ed, 38.
[8]	(2006) NSCQR 77 at 112.
[9]	(1856) 5 HL Cas. 811.
[10]	Union of India v. Bhoriat Engineering Corp. LLR Delhi Series (1971) Vol. 2, 57.
[11]	Arbitration and Conciliation Act Cap A18 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, section 1 (a) (b) (c) & (2).
[12]	Re Thompson (1894) QB 462. Tinplate Co. v. Hughes (1891) 60 LJ 189.
[13]	David St. John Sutton, Russell on Arbitration 22^nd Ed. 435.
[14]	Section 3 of the Act.
[15]	Section 2 of the Act.
[16]	Royal Exchange Assurance v. Bentworth Finance Nig. Ltd. (1976) 6 UILR (Pt. 2) 293.
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[18]	Obemba v. Wemabod Estate (1977) 5SC 115.
[19]	Arbitration and Conciliation Act section 4 (1).
[20]	Arbitration and Conciliation Act section 5 (1).
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[26]	B. J. Export & Chemical Co. Ltd (2002) LPELR 12175 where the Court of Appeal decided that the dispute which are the subject of an arbitration agreement must be arbitrable.
[27]	United World Ltd Inc v. M. T. S Ltd (1998 (10NWLR (Pt. 568) 106.
[28]	(1972) ECSLR.
[29]	Arbitration and Conciliation Act Cap A18 L. F. N. 2004 section 17.
[30]	City Engineering v. Federal Housing Authority (1997) 9NWLR (Pt. 520) 244.
[31]	6^th Ed. Centennial Edition, 1891 -1991, 1231.
[32]	Greg. C. Nwakoby, The Law and Practice of Commercial Arbitration in Nigeria, 2^nd Ed, Snaap Press Ltd, Enugu Nigeria 2014, 324.
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[34]	S. C. Bennett, Arbitration Essential Concept, New York ALM Publishing 2002, 63-64 “Criminal cases which involve a public prosecutor representing public interest, are almost certainly not capable of arbitration.

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Greg Chukwudi Nwakoby

Department of international Law and Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Charles Emenaogha Aduaka

Department of international Law and Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Chiamaka Ifeatu Orabueze

Department of international Law and Jurisprudence, Faculty of Law, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria

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