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ARTICLE · 20 NOVEMBER 1995

Thailand - Arbitration - Sources of Law

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The statutes that deal with the subject matter herein are:

- The Civil and Commercial Code Section 850-852 and the Civil Procedure Code, Section 138 for conciliation and compromising agreements;

- The Arbitration Act B.E. 2530 (1987) for extra-judicial arbitration; and

- The Civil Procedure Code Sections 210-222 for interlocutory arbitration.

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