COUNTERCLAIMS ACCORDING TO 2021 ICC RULES OF ARBITRATION

Counterclaims are basicly defined as a claim brought by defendant against claimant. Counterclaims which go through a rough patch in international arbitration law, are regulated narrow scoped, on the contrary to the states’ civil procedural regulations. Fundamentally, counterclaims which are accepted for the aims of defendants’ defence and reinstatement of self rights pursuant to the right to legal remedies and right to fair trial, contribute notably the principle of the procedural economy and both the principles of equility of arms and disposition maxim. Counterclaims according to the 2021 ICC Rules of Arbitration are examined in this article. Herein, the parties of the counterclaim, conditions required for filing of the counterclaim and some procedural issues are mentioned