The Impact of Globalization on the Expansion of Electronic Arbitration: An Analytical Study

Volume 17, Issue: 1 part 2
Spring 2026
Pages 1191-1216

Authors

1 College of Law/University of Al-Qadisiyah

2 Al-Qadisiyah University / College of Law

Abstract
Globalization, as a radical transformative force, converges with the technological revolution to induce a metaphysical transformation in the architecture of dispute resolution. The expansion of electronic arbitration transcends mere procedural evolution, embodying instead the dialectical becoming of justice amidst fragmented spatiotemporal contexts. Within this globalized cyber sphere, this paradigm emerges as an ontological response to the antinomies of digital law – deconstructing the local/global binary to redefine "sovereignty" and "boundaries." Thus unfolds the dialectical interplay between globalization as an engine of legal paradoxes (pitting digital universality against legislative particularity) and e-arbitration as a techno-legal phenomenon that liquefies disputes into fluid entities transcending state hegemony. This compels a fundamental inquiry: Can such mechanisms achieve "transcendental justice" beyond traditional political authority? The imperative arises to dissect legitimacy-threatening challenges from the alienation of legal cultures to crises of trust in judicial decentralization revealing the problematic of liquid justice in an era of paradigmatic shift from traditional systems.

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