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14. Disputes: Uruguay

Argentina. For full detail on Argentina, go to The Argentine Thread.

Disputes in Uruguay: how to choose governing law and forum in international contracts, the mandatory conciliation step before most lawsuits, international commercial arbitration under a UNCITRAL Model Law statute, the 2024 rewrite of domestic arbitration, enforcement of foreign awards under the New York Convention and of foreign judgments through Supreme Court exequatur, and ICSID membership, each tied to the official text. Argentina, like Uruguay, is a party to the New York Convention and the ICSID Convention; for the Argentine side of cross border disputes see The Argentine Thread guide.

Investor view. Modern arbitration statutes, no merits review of foreign awards and judgments, and long standing treaty commitments make contracts with Uruguayan counterparties enforceable on terms global investors already know.

Courts, arbitration and enforcement in UruguayUruguay lets parties to an international contract choose the governing law and the forum (Ley 19.920), and gives international commercial arbitration seated in Uruguay a dedicated statute modelled on