Volume 16. Number 1. June 2021 Page 130-147 Pandecta http://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/pandecta Asymmetrical Arbitration Clauses: A Comparative Study of International and Indonesian Arbitration Law Jovanka Lingkanaya 1 , Huala Adolf 2 , and Prita Amalia 3 1,2,3 Transnational Business Law Department, Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/pandecta.v16i1.29522 Article info Article History: Received : March 17 td 2021 Accepted: May 15 td 2021 Published: June 1 st 2021 Keywords: arbitration agreements; dispute settlement; international commercial arbitration; asymmetrical arbitration clauses; contracts Abstrak Artikel ini menyajikan studi tentang validitas klausul arbitrase asimetris, klausul yang menggabungkan arbitrase dan opsi pilihan pengadilan, dalam kontrak komersial in- ternasional. Klausul-klausul ini menunjuk suatu metode penyelesaian sengketa yang memberikan posisi yang lebih menguntungkan bagi salah satu pihak dalam suatu kontrak, sehingga menimbulkan perdebatan tentang keabsahannya di tingkat inter- nasional. Terlepas dari kemudahan yang dibawa tren dalam bisnis, bentuk klausul arbitrase ini diragukan oleh pengadilan di banyak yurisdiksi. Sayangnya, Indonesia sendiri belum memiliki legal standing yang tegas mengenai hal ini karena klausul arbitrase asimetris tidak diatur secara eksplisit oleh undang-undang arbitrase Indone- sia. Penelitian ini dilakukan melalui metode yuridis normatif, yaitu dengan menggali hubungan antara teori dan praktek mengenai klausula arbitrase asimetris melalui analisis kasus hukum dan ketentuan hukum arbitrase internasional dan hukum ar- bitrase Indonesia serta dianalisis melalui prinsip-prinsip kontrak internasional dan Indonesia. hukum. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk memberikan analisis mengenai akibat hukum dari memiliki klausul arbitrase asimetris dalam kontrak komersial dan arbi- trase komersial. Terakhir, penelitian ini menawarkan metode interpretasi terhadap klausul-klausul tersebut yang mendukung validitasnya di bawah hukum arbitrase in- ternasional dan hukum arbitrase Indonesia. Abstract This article presents a study of the validity of asymmetrical arbitration clauses, a clause that combines arbitration and a choice of court option, in international commercial contracts. These clauses designate a method of dispute settlement that gives a more favorable position for one of the parties to a contract, hence, creating a debate on its validity on an international level. Despite the convenience the trend has brought in business, this form of arbitration clause has been called into doubt by courts in numerous jurisdictions. Unfortunately, Indonesia itself has yet to have a firm legal standing on this matter as asymmetrical arbitration clauses are not explicitly regulated by the Indonesian arbitration law. This research is conducted through a normative juridical method, that is by exploring the relation between theories and practices concerning asymmetrical arbitration clauses through analyzing case law and provi- sions of international arbitration law and the Indonesian arbitration law, and are also analyzed through principles of international and Indonesian contract law. This article aims to provide an analysis regarding the legal effects of having asymmetrical arbitra- tion clauses in commercial contracts and commercial arbitration. Lastly, this study offers a method of interpretation towards such clauses that favors their validity under both international arbitration law and Indonesian arbitration law.  Address : Jl. Raya Bandung Sumedang KM.21, Jatinangor, Sumedang, 45363 E-mail : jovankaingka@gmail.com ISSN 1907-8919 (Cetak) ISSN 2337-5418 (Online)