The state judicial authority therefore retains some control over arbitration proceedings, although the request for setting aside does not give the appeal court the right to rule on the facts. Unusually, parties submitting their disputes to CAMP have the opportunity for a so-called 'second degree' examination. In appropriate cases, the CAMP committee can nominate a tribunal of three arbitrators to make a final award within three months of submission of new statements by the parties. This final award overrides the first one, which is then considered null and void. CAMP considers that this unusual provision provides the parties to a dispute with a guarantee that arbitral justice will be rendered in an objective and independent manner, with each party able to challenge any of the three designated arbitrators.
French arbitrators are largely free of the rules established for the French courts.
They may rule according to the law chosen by the parties, so that French arbitrators, for example, may be requested to apply English law if such is the wish of the parties. Arbitrators are required to refer to the practice of international maritime trade. This represents a major difference compared to the practice adopted in some other leading arbitration centres. This permits a more flexible type of justice for the parties to a dispute. These summaries are compiled into a casebook which covers almost all aspects of maritime disputes.