This article argues that the claims that international commercial adjudication is inconsistent with Islamic law, or, in the Arab context, is born out of the 20th century petroleum concession disputes, are unfounded. First, the early Arab-Islamic trade interactions, in their multicultural and legal contexts, established transnational commercial adjudication. These interactions were facilitated by flexible Islamic regulations regarding free trade and adjudication, especially the freedom to arbitrate. Second, there have been profound international and inter-Arab political contestations since the 1950s that have affected international arbitration. These contestations could render the petroleum disputes irrelevant to the evolution of Arab commercial adjudication and foreign investment arbitration. However, international arbitration can be traced back to the principle of due process of law beyond the State; the perceived founding principle of Arab commercial adjudication. Recognising this history is important for researchers to assess the successes and flaws of arbitral due process in the Arab context.

本文认为，关于国际商业裁决不符合伊斯兰教法，或者在阿拉伯语中是源自20世纪石油特许权纠纷的说法是没有根据的。首先，早期的阿拉伯-伊斯兰贸易互动，在其多元文化和法律背景下，建立了跨国商业裁决。灵活的伊斯兰关于自由贸易和裁决的法规促进了这些互动，特别是仲裁自由。第二，自1950年代以来，发生了深刻的国际和阿拉伯之间的政治竞争，影响了国际仲裁。这些争端可能使石油争端与阿拉伯商业裁决和外国投资仲裁的发展无关。然而，国际仲裁可以追溯到国家以外的正当法律程序原则；阿拉伯商业裁决的公认创始原则。认识到这段历史对于研究人员评估阿拉伯语境下仲裁正当程序的成败至关重要。