新冠肺炎疫情下国际商事仲裁中仲裁庭对远程庭审的自由裁量权研究

新冠肺炎疫情的暴发令远程庭审成为国际商事仲裁中普遍使用的开庭方式,仲裁庭是否对远程庭审享有自由裁量权,尤其在当事人表示反对时能否径行决定远程庭审成为国际仲裁界十分关注的话题。本文从国际商事仲裁基本理论出发,讨论仲裁庭对远程庭审这一开庭形式的自由裁量权基础,以及行使自由裁量权时的限制条件,为远程庭审在国际仲裁实践的持续适用提供论证思路。同时,本文结合远程庭审的发展趋势,为中国仲裁界对远程庭审的态度转变提供相应建议。

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven the intensive use of remote hearings in international commercial arbitration,parties,counsels and arbitrators are concerned about the tribunal’s discretion to hold a hearing remotely,particularly when one or both parties raise their objection against such decision.Based on the basic theories of international commercial arbitration,this article discusses the basis of the tribunal’s discretion on remote hearings and relevant constraints on the exercise of such power,pathing the way for remote hearings to remain in future international arbitral proceedings.Additionally,this article provides suggestions on the change of attitude towards remote hearings in China in the wake of the pandemic.