With nearly 500 million native Spanish speakers, Spain and its leading arbitration centre are stepping up efforts to establish Spanish as the language of choice in international arbitration

Executive summary: On the occasion of the International Congress “The Spanish Language and International Law” held in Madrid in November 2024, CIAM-CIAR, CEIA and the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a Manifesto to promote Spanish as the language of choice in international arbitration, in particular for cases involving Ibero-American