Hybrid Commercial Dispute Resolution Mechanism: New Developments and Approaches in Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone
Article from: TDM 5 (2020), in Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
Abstract
The China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereinafter SHFTZ) has played an important and special role in promoting foreign investments and openness by conducting various administrative and legislative trials. Since the establishment, a hybrid commercial dispute resolution mechanism has been introduced and gradually formed within SHFTZ. This article intends to elaborate on the approaches and trends SHFTZ adopted for the experiments and provide practical means of dispute resolution that foreign investors may select to defend their rights. It examines the recent progress and issues in the ...