Corporate Court

The Corporate Court is an arbitral body with supreme authority over disputes involving extraterritorial megacorporations. It was founded by seven corporations in 2023, and recognized by corporations on an individual basis to settle dispute. Since 2043, the court is recognized by states signing the Business Recognition Accords. (The BRA define minimal rights to be granted by local authorities to AA megacorporations and AAA prime megacorporations, usually referred to by the term of extraterritoriality.)

The court sits onboard Zurich-Orbital orbital station. The court counts 13 members (usually referred as "justices"), individuals elected on the behalf of a corporation. Megacorporations who possess a representative on the court are rated as AAA Prime Megacorporation, and lose that rating when it's no longer the case. Each megacorporation represented also receives a single share in Zurich-Orbital Gemeinschaftsbank (and only one share, even if it possess several representatives). Representatives' terms are staggered with a new election every six months. By status, the seven founding corporations who initially created the court in 2023 must retain at least one representative seating on the court at any time (thus, they can't lose AAA status).