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They're outlawed in some countries, notably in Europe.

EU rules presume pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer contracts are invalid. France and Sweden completely prohibit consumer arbitration in certain cases. Germany won't enforce a consumer arbitration clause unless it's in a separate, signed document or part of a fully-notarised contract.

Lots of information available at https://www.hausfeld.com/news-press/mandatory-arbitration-in....

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As another example, Quebec has similar rules for consumer contract. They also forbid contracting for a different choice of law, and unless through a notarial act (in the civil law sense of notary rather than common law notaries public), also forbid stipulating a different domicile to avoid the jurisdiction of their local courts.

Just like with your European example, none of this applies to business-to-business contracts.

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