The efficiency of the arbitration OHADA : The role of the state judge ; L'efficacité de l'arbitrage OHADA : le rôle du juge étatique

The OHADA space is very suitable for the collaboration between the national judge and the arbitrator. However, if in the specific arbitration of the CCJA, it is up to the Court to administer the arbitrations organized within it, the determination of the state judge to traditional arbitration becomes complex. In fact, the lexical vagueness surrounding the generic term designating the national judge leads to a division of its field of jurisdiction according to the different phases of the arbitral proceedings. For example, depending on whether one is in the preparatory stage of arbitration or during the arbitration and post-arbitration phase, the state judge is not always the same. Depending on the judicial organization of the States Parties, it may be jurisdictional courts within the exclusive jurisdiction or courts of appeal in the context of a shared jurisdiction with the courts of first instance prior any appeal in cassation before the CCJA. That being said, whether it is the specific arbitration of the CCJA or the traditional arbitration, the state judge plays first a role of assistance in case of difficulties. To do so, he assists both parties and arbitrators in the constitution of the arbitral tribunal, the administration of the documents and the extension of the arbitration period. Similarly, if the parties express the need, the state judge may grant interim or protective measures in case of urgency. Finally, when the arbitrator pronounces the sentence, it will again be up to the state court to ensure its effective enforcement after the exhaustion of the remedies before its office. ; L’espace de l’Organisation pour l’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires est un terrain propice à la collaboration entre le juge étatique et l’arbitre. Cependant, si dans l’arbitrage spécifique de la CCJA il revient au juge communautaire la charge d’administrer la procédure et d’assurer le service après-vente durant la phase post-arbitrale, la détermination du juge étatique à l’arbitrage de droit commun est une ...