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CCP § 1297.161
Where this section sits in the code
- Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
- PART 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE [1063. - 1822.60.]
- TITLE 9.3. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES [1297.11. - 1297.432.]
- CHAPTER 4. Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunals [1297.161. - 1297.180.]
- ARTICLE 1. Competence of an Arbitral Tribunal to Rule on its Jurisdiction [1297.161. - 1297.167.]
The arbitral tribunal may rule on its own jurisdiction, including ruling on any objections with respect to the existence or validity of the arbitration agreement, and for that purpose, an arbitration clause which forms part of a contract shall be treated as an agreement independent of the other terms of the contract, and a decision by the arbitral tribunal that the contract is null and void shall not entail ipso jure the invalidity of the arbitration clause.
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