International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization (ICDPASO), a non-governmental international organization, was established on October 15, 2020. Supported and initiated by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, ICDPASO was set up by China Chamber of International Commerce, along with commercial associations, legal service agencies, universities and think tanks across the world. ICDPASO is committed to promoting the integrated development of prevention, mediation and arbitration, and providing accessible, independent, efficient and trusted dispute prevention and resolution services to parties from all over the world, contributing to sustainable global economy.
ICDPASO currently consists of 51 members around the world, covering over 100 countries and regions in Asia, Europe, Africa, North America and South America. According to the Charter, the business scope of ICDPASO contains services of international commercial dispute prevention including risk pre-warning, legal identification, due diligence, compliance management and building, dialogue and consultation, etc; services of international commercial dispute settlement including mediation, arbitration, investor-state arbitration, etc; international legal talent training, international conferences and high-level forums organizing, international exchanges and cooperation, policy research and think tank building, and other related services.
At present, ICDPASO has received great support from international organizations including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), etc. In the future, rules making and practices implementation will be carried out between ICDPASO and international organizations to promote the construction of a more accomplished international rule of law governance system.