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Kompetenz-Kompetenz

noun/kɒmpəˈtɛnts/

C2CEFR level
97/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The doctrine that an arbitral tribunal has the power to rule on its own jurisdiction.

Invoking Kompetenz-Kompetenz, the tribunal held that it alone could decide the jurisdictional objection.

Topic: Arbitration in Legal English

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