The Arbitration Law of ROC Article 1

Parties to a dispute arising at present or in the future may enter into an arbitration agreement designating a single arbitrator or an odd number of arbitrators to constitute an arbitral tribunal to determine the dispute.The dispute referred to in the preceding paragraph is limited to those which may be settled in accordance with the law.The arbitration agreement shall be in writing.Written documents, documentary instruments, correspondence, facsimiles, telegrams or any other similar types of communications between the parties evincing prima facie arbitration agreement shall be deemed to establish an arbitration agreement.