Introduction

This paper discusses the international treaties to which the Republic of Kazakhstan is a party which govern the validity and effects of international arbitration clauses in petroleum contracts. Even though the analysis of the municipal laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan related to international arbitration is out of the scope of this paper, we will consider from an international law perspective some of the issues raised by the amendments recently introduced into the existing legislation through Law No. 249-IV of February 5, 2010, "Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and ...