There has been a significant change in arbitration in recent years and most of the Arab countries have changed or amended their arbitration laws and continue to do so in response to the needs of the business community. This article examines the extent to which the Arab laws and courts have adopted and accommodated international and modern standards of international commercial arbitration within their own legal environment, bearing in mind that the Arab legal systems have been mainly influenced by Shari?a. Specifically this article sheds light on the use of arbitration in Jordan and makes reference to the Egyptian law for comparison.
Journal of International Arbitration