The story of the Dubai International Financial Centre courts

"Can Western-based, English-speaking, common law commercial courts operate successfully in an environment that are not their own--such as in the Middle East? This question is not a simple thought experiment but rather the reality that has occurred since the mid-2000s in the Emirate of Dubai. This exciting book tells the remarkable history of how the 'Dubai International Financial Centre Courts' emerged. Drawing on extensive interviews with key stakeholders involved in the process, along with rich original documents as well as all of the Courts' judgments, this first-of-its type narrative offers important lessons for those seeking to understand more fully the complex interplay of how law, legal institutions and legal and political actors operate in today's globalised world." -- Book jacket.