Fundamental Conditions of Jurisdiction Agreement in Private International Law

Nowadays, the selection of governing law and competent court in international commercial agreements to resolve the future disputes is acceptable. Nevertheless, The problems and ambiguities regarding the exclusive jurisdiction clauses are considerable because, in some legal systems, the law-makers have not announced their views about these agreements and required conditions for concluding them. This essay seeks to examine the concept of jurisdiction clause private international law and describe the governing principles in this regard. The main question is: which conditions are necessary for making the jurisdiction agreement in international disputes? It seems the conditions expressed in Article 190 of Iranian Civil Code for making valid contracts, considering the requirements of such agreement are necessary in jurisdiction agreement.