International arbitration is a leading method for resolving disputes arising from international commercial agreements and other international relationships. As with
arbitration generally, international arbitration is a creation of
contract: the parties' decision to submit disputes to binding resolution by one or more
arbitrators selected by or on behalf of the parties and applying adjudicatory procedures, usually by including a provision for the arbitration of future disputes in their contract. The practice of international arbitration has developed to allow parties from different legal and cultural backgrounds to resolve their disputes, generally without the formalities of their respective legal systems.