The "Lugovoy Law" Meets Public Policy Abroad: Do Forum Selection Clauses Prevail

"Legea Lugovoy" şi ordinea publică: prevalează clauzele de selecţie a jurisdicţiei?

Rinat GAREEV

ABSTRACT

The article examines judicial responses in multiple jurisdictions to Russia's "Lugovoy Law" (Article 248.1 of the Russian Arbitrazh Procedure Code), which purports to grant Russian courts exclusive jurisdiction over disputes affected by international sanctions. The article surveys case law from England, the United States, Germany, Hong Kong, and other jurisdictions, analyzing how courts have resisted Russian parties' attempts to displace agreed dispute resolution mechanisms, and considers the implications for party autonomy, judicial comity, and the enforceability of arbitral and jurisdiction clauses.

KEYWORDS: sanctions; arbitration; anti-suit injunctions; Lugovoy Law; forum clauses; enforcement.

REZUMAT

Articolul examinează reacţiile instanţelor de judecată din mai multe jurisdicţii faţă de "Legea Lugovoy"...