企業の国際仲裁、制度見直し　上川法相、法改正を諮問

　上川陽子法相は１７日の法制審議会（法相の諮問機関）総会で、国際的な企業間の紛争解決に用いられる「仲裁」について、手続きの一部を見直す関連法改正を諮問した。当事者の一方が争いのある財物を勝手に処分できないよう、強制的に保全する仕組みを導入することなどが柱。仲裁制度の使い勝手を改善し、企業の積極活用を促す。
　上川氏は法制審のあいさつで「国際的な紛争を解決する手段として仲裁の有用性が増してきているが、わが国の取扱件数は低調で仲裁を活性化させる必要がある」と述べた。（2020/09/17-19:19）

Japanese Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa asked an advisory panel Thursday to study a law revision to change part of procedures for arbitrating international disputes between businesses in order to make the system more convenient.
   The Legislative Council, which advises the minister, will consider introducing a mechanism to prevent firms involved in disputes from disposing of assets contested unilaterally.
   Japan is looking to encourage firms to use the arbitration scheme by expanding its usability through the law revision.
   "The usefulness of arbitration as a method of resolving international disputes is rising, but the number of cases being handled by our country remains low, so there's a need to promote the use of arbitrations," Kamikawa said at the start of the day's meeting of the panel.
   According to the Justice Ministry, there are only some 10 arbitration cases involving Japanese firms annually in recent years. Arbitration is a dispute resolution method under the arbitration law that does not involve courts, in which both sides select arbiters to negotiate a settlement.