《中国-东盟法律评论(第3辑)》由厦门大学出版社出版。

编者按
论柬埔寨的商事仲裁法和国家仲裁中心
马来西亚仲裁的一般规定以及对于马来西亚仲裁终局裁决的案例分析
菲律宾外国投资法研究
菲律宾仲裁制度及其解决国际投资争端的方法
老挝促进外商直接投资的法律政策
中国—东盟自由贸易区法律框架下的老挝投资仲裁机构与机制
缅甸仲裁法研究及中国经验
中国—东盟自贸区法律框架下缅甸投资仲裁机构与机制研究
作为替代性争端解决方式的仲裁
——以印度尼西亚为视角
中国—东盟自贸区法律框架下新加坡的投资仲裁机构和机制
越南商事仲裁法概述
中国—东盟自由贸易区法律框架下的泰国投资仲裁机构和机制

ThePhilippinelegalsystem,includingitsjudicialrules,wereadoptedfromandinfluencedmainlybywesterncountries,moreparticularlytheAmericansystem.
　　Legalissuesandcontroversiesareresolvedprimarilythroughthecourtswhoseprimaryfunctionistosettletherightsofthepartiesandenforcelegalobligations.
Thefilingofcourtactionisthecommonrecourseofpersons,naturalorjuridical,seekingremedytoprotecttheirrightsandenforcelegalobligationsduethem.
　However,becauseofthefastgrowingnumberofcasesanddisputesbeingfiledeveryday,theincreasingdocketofpendingcasescompelledtheadoptionofanewmechanismtoresolvecasesinamoreexpeditiousandlesscostlymanner.Theconceptofoutside-the-courtproceedinginresolvingcertaincaseswasthenintroducedinthePhilippinejudicialsystem.Legislationestablishedmechanismsandinstitutionstohelpde-clogcourtcasesandatthesametimegavepartiesanalternativevenuetoadjudicatetheirrightsandinterests.

Theadoptionofvariousmodesofalternativedisputeresolution--suchasarbitration,conciliationandmediation--notonlyexpeditedtheresolutionofcases,butalsoimprovedjudicialeffectivenessandefficiency.Asaresultthereof,theSupremeCourtprioritizedthefollowinggoalswhenenactingrulesofprocedure.(1)disposeoftheexistingbacklogofcasesinallcourts；(2)studyandaddressthecausesoffailuretoobservetheperiodstodecidecasesmandatedbytheConstitution；and(3)promotealternativemodesofdisputeresolution.