The aim of this course is to establish students’ knowledge and critical understanding as well as provide an insight into the practice of international commercial arbitration as an independent comparative law subject. The subject is first examined generically, without any reference to any national laws, arbitration rules or international instruments; and then various national and institutional approaches are presented.
Regulation and Infrastructure- Role of Arbitral Institutions- Costs and Legitimacy Concerns
Applicable Law Issues- Determination of Applicable Law- Applicable Substantive Law and Rules - Mandatory Rules of Law
Arbitration Tribunal - Selection, Status, Rights and Duties of Arbitrators- Independence and Impartiality
Procedure and Evidence- Law Governing the Arbitration Procedure - Procedural Issues- Managing the Arbitral Process- Provisional Measures / Emergency Arbitrators- Multiparty, Multi-contract and Multi-action arbitration- Taking of Evidence - Costs and Efficiency
Simulation of an arbitration process (depending on class size)
The aim of this module is to establish students’ knowledge and critical understanding as well as provide an insight into the practice of international commercial arbitration as an independent comparative law subject. The subject is first examined generically, without any reference to any national laws, arbitration rules or international instruments; and then various national and institutional approaches are presented.
Comparative and International Dispute Resolution LLM
Please note this module is not available to students on the Laws programme.
4,500 word essay
30 Credits