International Business Courts in Europe and Beyond: A Global Competition for Justice?

9 Pages Posted: 4 Nov 2019

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Xandra E. Kramer

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Law; Utrecht University - Faculty of Law

John Sorabji

University College London

Date Written: October 1, 2019

Abstract

International commercial courts have been set up in Europe and beyond, in the past decade in particular. This trend can be explained by the need to offer a specialised dispute resolution mechanism within the public court system and to drive innovation in the justice system. These new courts have also, however, stemmed from increasing international competition focused on attracting high-value business disputes. This article offers an introduction to this issue on international business courts in Europe and in a number of other jurisdictions. It addresses the factors that have led to the establishment of these courts, justice innovation and competition as well as effects on the global commercial litigation market.

Keywords: international business courts, justice innovation, justice competition, global commercial litigation, private international law

Suggested Citation

Kramer, Xandra E. and Kramer, Xandra E. and Sorabji, John, International Business Courts in Europe and Beyond: A Global Competition for Justice? (October 1, 2019). Erasmus Law Review, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3479203

Xandra E. Kramer (Contact Author)

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Law ( email )

3000 DR Rotterdam
Netherlands

Utrecht University - Faculty of Law ( email )

Janskerkhof 3
Utrecht, 3512 BK
Netherlands

John Sorabji

University College London ( email )

Gower Street
London, WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

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