The Jurisprudence of the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal (2018–2026)
The Jurisprudence of the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal (2018–2026) offers the first comprehensive study of the decisions rendered by the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal since its creation. Published by Lex Arbitri, the book provides a structured and analytical overview of the Chamber’s case law in international arbitration and cross-border commercial disputes.
The Chamber holds exclusive jurisdiction in France over all actions to set aside international arbitral awards made in France and over appeals against decisions granting or refusing exequatur of international and foreign awards. In this central and strategic role within the French arbitration framework, it has delivered more than 120 decisions between 2018 and These rulings shape the standards governing judicial review of arbitral awards and define the contours of France’s arbitration-friendly legal order.
The book examines in depth how the Court approaches annulment grounds, procedural guarantees, jurisdictional objections, international public policy review, and the recognition and enforcement of awards. Going beyond a mere compilation of cases, it identifies doctrinal trends, clarifies recurring issues, and highlights the Chamber’s decisive contribution to the coherence and predictability of French international arbitration and investment arbitration law.
Designed for practitioners, academics, and advanced students, this volume is an indispensable guide to understanding the evolving case law governing set-aside proceedings and exequatur in France, and to appreciating the pivotal role of Paris as a leading seat of international arbitration.
About the Author
Malik Laazouzi (PhD, 2007; agrégé des universités, 2009) is Professor of Law at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, where he founded the LL.M. Assas World Arbitration and Dispute Settlement (LL.M. AWArDS). A specialist in international arbitration, investment arbitration, and private international law, he combines academic excellence with significant practical experience. He teaches in several foreign jurisdictions, including the U.A.E./D.I.F.C., and has lectured at leading institutions such as Notre Dame Law School, the University of Virginia, the Hague Academy of International Law, and the Arbitration Academy.
Professor Laazouzi heads the annual arbitration column of the Revue de l’arbitrage and has published extensively in international business law. He is co-author of a major treatise on international contract law and editor of a volume on international choice-of-court agreements.
Acting regularly as advisor, expert, co-counsel, or arbitrator in more than thirty proceedings, he sits on both domestic and international arbitral tribunals. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Comité français de l’arbitrage, the Scientific Council of the Paris International Arbitration Chamber (CAIP), and the UNIDROIT–ICC Working Group on International Investment Contracts.