Regulatory Competition in Contract Law and Dispute Resolution

Abstract

This paper is the introduction to a book that contains scholarly articles on regulatory competition in contract law and dispute resolution. The paper develops fundamental research questions relating to the law market in general and regulatory competition in contract law and dispute resolution in particular. It explores various dimensions of regulatory competition such as horizontal regulatory competition, vertical regulatory competition, and regulatory competition between public and private systems. The paper also introduces the articles in the book and their main findings.

Keywords: Regulatory Competition, Contract Law, Dispute Resolution