The Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (also known as the South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission; previously known as the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission South China Subcommission, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Shenzhen Subcommission) (SCIA) was established in 1983 in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. It is an arbitration institution founded to resolve the contract disputes and other property rights disputes amongst individuals, legal entities and other institutions from domestic China and overseas.