In this multipart article, the authors provide a perspective
on international commercial courts. In the first part, published in the
May-June 2025 issue of Dispute Resolution
Journal, the authors set out a brief overview of five prominent
international commercial courts with a description of their salient features.
In this part, the authors discuss five characteristics of a high-quality
dispute resolution process and make recommendations as to whether its emphasis
is better reflected in arbitration or commercial court proceedings. Finally, in
the next issue of Dispute Resolution Journal,
the authors will provide guidance to the choice between the various
international commercial courts, based on the substantive and procedural law
applicable to them with a focus on the determination method for foreign law
issues as well as the legal basis for the cross-border enforcement of
commercial court judgments.