"The ICAC hears the disputes in connection with contractual and other ***civil legal relationships*** arising out of international economic and trade relations if a place of business of at least one of the parties is situated in a country other than Russia."

"Under this construction, the ordinance is valid. First, the city possesses the power to grant visitation rights to the city jail to registered persons," consistent with its general authority to establish and run the jail. Thus, under this limited construction, the ordinance did not run afoul of state constitutional provisions that the court held, in essence, preempt local authority to create new ***civil legal relationships***."
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/usa/legal/lgln/1995/04.95

Foreign-related arbitration refers to arbitrations with “foreign-related elements”, namely those where (i) either or both parties are of foreign nationality or stateless, or a company or organization is located in a foreign country; (ii) the legal facts that establish, alter or terminate the ***civil legal relationship*** between the parties occur in a foreign country; or (iii) the subject matter in dispute is situated in a foreign country.
http://www.colaw.cn/library/Arbitration.pdf