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Do arbitration or ADR rules address AI?

Institutional arbitration or mediation rules and guidelines on AI use by parties, counsel and arbitrators.

As of 2026-09-04, 0 of 130 countries and entities have a binding rule for arbitration and ADR, 6 have official guidance, 0 have a proposal, 0 are set by case law, 92 were checked with nothing found and 32 remain unclear. No binding country-level rule is recorded for this question.

Binding ruleOfficial guidanceProposed / consultationSet by case lawNothing foundNot yet determined
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Where this rule exists, by status

Binding rule0

No countries in this status.

Official guidance6

Austria

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

The Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) is one of the few institutions with a published AI note; its provisions on confidentiality of case data in AI tools, non-delegation of the arbitrator's decision and verification are covered in the international map.

France

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

No French statute or institutional rule. Paris-seated ICC arbitration is covered by the ICC Note to Parties and Arbitral Tribunals (1 Jun 2026, paras 76–80) and the ICC Commission task force on AI; the Ciarb Guideline on the Use of AI in Arbitration (Mar 2025, updated Sept 2025) is the usual reference text. See the international map.

International bodies

International bodies · verified 2026-09-04

Dense soft law: SVAMC Guidelines of April 2024, the SCC Guide of October 2024, the Ciarb Guideline of March 2025 updated September 2025, the VIAC Note of April 2025, AAA-ICDR arbitrator guidance and the JAMS AI Disputes Rules. The ICC, LCIA, SIAC and HKIAC have no dedicated guidance.

United Kingdom

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Ciarb Guideline on the Use of AI in Arbitration (Mar 2025, updated Sept 2025) is the reference text for London-seated arbitration; the LCIA opened a rules consultation on 11 Mar 2026 including AI disclosure and guardrails.

United States

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

The AAA-ICDR issued Guidance on Arbitrators' Use of AI Tools (2025): AI must support not replace the arbitrator's judgment, and use must be disclosed where it materially affects the process or reasoning. JAMS adopted dedicated AI Disputes Rules in 2024 barring delegation of decision-making to AI.

Proposed / consultation0

No countries in this status.

Set by case law0

No countries in this status.

Nothing found92

Afghanistanprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Albaniaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Algeriaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Argentina

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No Argentine arbitral institution AI rules found as of 4 September 2026.

Armeniaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Azerbaijanprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Bahrain

Middle East · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026. BCDR's arbitration rules (2022) and mediation rules (2019) contain no AI provisions; a site search found only a 2024 research paper and conference participation, not institutional guidance.

Bangladesh

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Belarusprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Boliviaprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Bosnia and Herzegovinaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Botswanaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Bruneiprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Bulgariaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Cambodiaprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No AI rules from Cambodia's National Commercial Arbitration Centre or Arbitration Council found as of 4 September 2026.

Cameroonprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Canada

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No Canadian arbitral or mediation institution rule or guideline on AI found as of 4 September 2026.

Chile

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No AI rules from CAM Santiago or other Chilean ADR bodies found as of 4 September 2026.

Colombia

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No Colombian arbitral institution AI rules found as of 4 September 2026.

Costa Rica

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Côte d'Ivoireprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Cubaprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Denmark

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

The Danish Institute of Arbitration had published no AI rule or guideline as of 4 September 2026.

Dominican Republic

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Ecuador

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Egypt

Africa · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026. CRCICA's Arbitration Rules in force since January 2024 contain no AI-specific provision and CRCICA has issued no AI guidance note.

El Salvadorprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Ethiopiaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

European Union

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

No EU instrument on AI in arbitration or ADR. The relevant instruments in Europe are institutional (e.g. CIArb 2023 guideline) rather than EU law.

Georgiaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Ghana

Africa · verified 2026-09-04

no rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026

Guatemalaprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Hondurasprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Iceland

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

No Icelandic arbitration or mediation institution AI rule or guideline found as of 4 September 2026.

India

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

No AI rules or guidelines from MCIA, DIAC, IIAC or ICA found as of 4 September 2026; the MCIA Rules 2025 are silent on AI.

Indonesia

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

BANI (Badan Arbitrase Nasional Indonesia) has issued no AI rules or guidance and its 2022 Arbitration Rules are silent on AI. Arbitrator qualification under article 12 of the Arbitration Law (UU 30/1999) is read academically as excluding AI arbitrators.

Iranprovisional

Middle East · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Iraqprovisional

Middle East · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Jamaicaprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Japan

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

No Japan Commercial Arbitration Association or other institutional AI rule found as of 4 September 2026.

Jordanprovisional

Middle East · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Kazakhstanprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Kenya

Africa · verified 2026-09-04

The Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration has hosted an AI-in-arbitration webinar but has issued no institutional rules or guidelines on AI. Checked 4 September 2026.

Kuwait

Middle East · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Kyrgyzstanprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Laosprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Lebanonprovisional

Middle East · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Macaoprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Malaysia

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

The AIAC Arbitration Rules 2026, i-Arbitration Rules 2026 and Asian Sports Arbitration Rules 2026 were full-text searched and contain no reference to artificial intelligence, generative AI or machine learning. The AIAC is a participating agency in the AI Legal Justice Roadmap.

Mauritiusprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Mexico

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No Mexican arbitral or mediation institution rule or guideline on AI found as of 4 September 2026.

Moldovaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Mongoliaprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Montenegroprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Morocco

Africa · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026. No AI rule or guidance from a Moroccan arbitration or mediation institution was located.

Mozambiqueprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Myanmarprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Namibiaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Nepal

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Nicaraguaprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Nigeria

Africa · verified 2026-09-04

No AI rules or guidance found from Nigerian arbitral institutions, including the Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse, as of 4 September 2026.

North Macedoniaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Norway

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

The Oslo Chamber of Commerce arbitration institute had issued no AI rule or guideline as of 4 September 2026.

Omanprovisional

Middle East · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Panama

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No AI rules from Panamanian arbitration or ADR bodies found as of 4 September 2026.

Paraguayprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Peru

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Philippines

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

No AI rules from the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center Inc., the Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, or the wider ADR framework; the PDRCI Arbitration Rules (2015) predate the issue.

Poland

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

The Lewiatan Court of Arbitration and the SA KIG had published no AI rules or guidelines as of 4 September 2026.

Puerto Ricoprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Qatar

Middle East · verified 2026-09-04

No AI rules or guidance from the Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) found as of 4 September 2026.

Russiaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Rwandaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Senegalprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Serbiaprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Sri Lanka

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Sweden

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

The SCC Arbitration Institute had issued no AI guideline or rule as of 4 September 2026; no Swedish ADR body rule found.

Tanzaniaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Trinidad and Tobagoprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Tunisiaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Türkiye

Middle East · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026. The Istanbul Arbitration Centre (ISTAC) has published no AI rules or guidance note. The TBB Guide extends its verification and honesty duties to arbitrators and mediators but is not an institutional arbitration instrument.

Ugandaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Ukraineprovisional

Europe · researched 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

United Arab Emirates

Middle East · verified 2026-09-04

No AI rules or guidance published by the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) or the DIFC-LCIA successor bodies as of 4 September 2026. DIAC launched the DANA case-management platform in January 2026 and an AI partnership with Jus Mundi in June 2025, neither accompanied by AI conduct rules.

Uruguay

Americas · verified 2026-09-04

No rule, guidance or reported case found as of 4 September 2026.

Uzbekistanprovisional

Asia-Pacific · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Venezuelaprovisional

Americas · researched 2026-09-04

No arbitration or ADR institution rule or guidance on AI use found as of 4 September 2026.

Zambiaprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Zimbabweprovisional

Africa · researched 2026-09-04

No institutional arbitration or mediation rule or guideline on AI was found as of 4 September 2026.

Not yet determined32

Australia

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

Not established. No ACICA, Resolution Institute or equivalent Australian arbitration AI guideline was located before the search budget was exhausted; NCAT PD 7 and PIC PD 13 cover tribunal, not arbitral, proceedings.

Belgium

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched — no CEPANI (Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation) AI rule identified before the search budget was exhausted.

China

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

CIETAC and SCIA homepages showed no AI guideline on 4 September 2026; institutional AI guidelines reported in secondary sources could not be verified before the research budget ran out.

Croatia

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched because the research budget was exhausted.

Cyprus

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched because the research budget was exhausted.

Czechia

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched — no rule of the Arbitration Court attached to the Czech Chamber of Commerce could be checked without search access.

Estonia

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Whether the Arbitration Court of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has issued an AI guideline could not be checked during research.

Finland

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Whether the Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI) has issued an AI note or rule could not be checked during research.

Germany

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched — no DIS (German Arbitration Institute) AI rule or note identified before the search budget was exhausted. The Ciarb and ICC texts in the international map are the practical reference.

Greece

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched because the research budget was exhausted.

Hong Kong SAR

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

Not established. No HKIAC or eBRAM generative-AI protocol or practice note was located before the search budget was exhausted.

Hungary

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched — no rule of the Commercial Arbitration Court attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry could be checked.

Ireland

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched — no Irish arbitral institution AI rule identified.

Italy

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched because the research budget was exhausted; no Italian arbitral-institution AI rule was identified.

Latvia

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Whether any Latvian arbitration court on the register has adopted an AI rule could not be checked during research.

Lithuania

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Whether the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration has issued an AI note or rule could not be checked during research.

Luxembourg

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched.

Malta

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched; the Malta Arbitration Centre was not checked because the research budget was exhausted.

Netherlands

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched — no Nederlands Arbitrage Instituut (NAI) AI rule or note identified before the search budget was exhausted.

New Zealand

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

Not established. No AMINZ or NZDRC generative-AI protocol was located before the search budget was exhausted. The court guidelines apply to tribunals listed in the schedule, not to private arbitration.

Portugal

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched because the research budget was exhausted.

Romania

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched — no rule of the Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry could be checked.

Singapore

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

Not established. No SIAC, SIMC or SIArb generative-AI protocol was located before the search budget was exhausted; the 2024 court guide governs court proceedings only.

Slovakia

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched — no Slovak arbitration or mediation institution rule on AI could be checked without search access.

Slovenia

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched because the research budget was exhausted.

South Africa

Africa · verified 2026-09-04

No AFSA or AAA-Africa AI guideline located within the research budget; not fully checked as of 4 September 2026.

South Korea

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched within the research budget; the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board was not checked.

Spain

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched because the research budget was exhausted; no Spanish arbitral-institution AI rule was identified.

Switzerland

Europe · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched — no Swiss Arbitration Centre AI rule or note identified before the search budget was exhausted.

Taiwan

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

Not researched within the research budget; the Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei, was not checked.

Thailand

Asia-Pacific · verified 2026-09-04

Leaning negative. A search of the Thailand Arbitration Center site returned no AI-related items, but its search does not reliably filter, so this is not evidence of absence.

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