New International Commercial Courts : A Comparative Perspective

Over the past two decades, various jurisdictions around the world have created new specialised domestic courts to manage international commercial disputes.

Located in the Gulf region (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Qatar), in Asia (Singapore, China, Kazakhstan) and in Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands), these courts enrich the current landscape of the resolution of international commercial disputes.

In particular, they present themselves as alternatives to litigation before ordinary courts, on the one hand, and to international commercial arbitration on the other.This book studies international commercial courts from a comparative perspective through various strands of inquiry.

First, it offers a detailed analysis of the reasons for the creation of these courts and examines their jurisdictional, institutional and procedural features.

Second, it scrutinises the motivations and/or constraints of jurisdictions that have decided against launching their own versions of international commercial courts.

Finally, and most crucially, it systematically reviews the impact and the success of these courts.

In addressing key questions, this text advances our understanding of the role of international commercial courts in the resolution of cross-border disputes.