Online Dispute Resolution : The .eu ADR Paradigm

Over the last 15 years, domain name litigation has brought into light a number of issues related to conflict of laws, international jurisdiction, enforcement of foreign decisions, and other related aspects of international litigation. Bearing the above difficulties in mind, the EU has introduced a special online ADR procedure, for the resolution of domain disputes under the .eu code, which was initiated back in 2002 and became operative late 2005. Since 2006, the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC), entrusted with the .eu ADR, has published nearly 1000 decisions. The purpose of this paper is to present the proceedings before the CAC. Similar to the UDRP, the .eu ADR is a genuine model of online arbitration, dealing with cases in all official languages of the EU. It has its own rules and regulations, demonstrating its importance in minimizing applicable law and international jurisdiction litigation risks