International Commercial Arbitration Seminar   [Archived Catalog]
2015-2016 School of Law Academic Catalog
   

LAW 719 - International Commercial Arbitration Seminar

Credits, 2-3 sem. hrs
This course will examine the basics of the law of international commercial arbitration. Specifically, the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration as a means of international dispute resolution will be discussed, including issues related to the proper drafting of arbitration agreements, questions of arbitrability, as well as the rendering, recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards under international conventions and the laws of the United States. Special attention will be given to the rules and practice of the leading international arbitration institutions, such as the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC, the London Court of International Arbitration, the American Arbitration Association, the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, and the ICSID, as well as the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. There will be classroom discussions and simulations on various issues arising in international commercial arbitration. The required paper will satisfy the writing requirement.