Forum selection clause

Not to be confused with choice of law clause.
"Dispute resolution clause" redirects here. For other contract clauses concerning negotiation and mediation in resolving disputes, see Contract § Mediation and negotiation.
Forum selection clauses often gravitate towards the courts of large commercial centres, like London, New York (pictured) and Hong Kong.
Conflict of laws and
private international law
Preliminaries
Definitional elements
Connecting factors
Substantive legal areas
Enforcement

In contract law, a forum selection clause (sometimes called a dispute resolution clause, choice of court clause, governing law clause, jurisdiction clause or an arbitration clause, depending upon its form) in a contract with a conflict of laws element allows the parties to agree that any disputes relating to that contract will be resolved in a specific forum. They usually operate in conjunction with a choice of law clause which determines the proper law of the relevant contract.