Introduction - Surging trade relations, resulting in trade and commercial disputes are a matter of great concern in international trade between countries. It is therefore important to have a robust dispute resolution mechanism for such international commercial disputes. An analysis of studies undertaken in the last five decades in this vital area of international trade is presented in this study. Purpose - Academic contribution through research is essential for the development of business and commerce. An outline of research trend in a Business laws is useful in analysing the nature and extent of studies performed. The current study is an effort to understand the trends of research linked with international arbitration over the last five decades, with an object of benefitting the business and commerce as well as for academicians. Design/Methodology/Approach - The study was undertaken by using ‘international arbitration’ as the keyword and an analysis was done for the annual growth, productive countries, most cited papers, productive institutes, core journals and the most contributing authors. Findings - United States is the country, while Queen Mary University of London is the institute which has the highest number of publications. ‘Arbitration International’ is the journal that has published the highest number of articles on the subject. Originality/Value – The findings are pertinent for business management practitioners as they can identify the most crucial sources of information relating an important aspect of business. For academicians this study offers a wide ranging summary of the trends of publications in the field of international arbitration.