1. Arbiter nihil extra compromissum facere potest. The arbitrator can do nothing beyond the agreement to arbitrate.
  2. Arbitramentum aequum tribuit cuique suum. A just arbitration renders to each his own.
  3. Arbitrium est judicium. An award is a judgment.
  4. Arbitrium est judicium boni viri, secundum aequum et bonum. An award is the judgment of a good man according to equity and virtue.
  5. Compromissarii sunt judices. Arbitrators are judges.
  6. Ex nuda submissione non oritur actio. From a “bare” (or naked) submission (e.g., to nonbinding arbitration) no action can arise.