LAW 706LEC - International Commercial Arbitration

This course comprehensively explores international commercial arbitration, emphasizing its comparative aspects. It explores key arbitration issues, from drafting arbitration clauses to issuing awards and navigating the post-award stage. By blending theory and practice, the course examines the fundamentals of international commercial arbitration. It starts with the normative framework and covers arbitration agreements, their enforceability, and the initiation of proceedings. It also covers tribunal constitution, evidence collection, arbitration complexities, and the award and post-award regime. Thoroughly explicating relevant international conventions, national arbitration statutes, and institutional arbitration rules, this course examines the law and practice of contemporary international commercial arbitration. With a focus on comparative aspects and essential international instruments like the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, as well as national laws such as the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and accepted model laws like the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, the course provides a comprehensive overview.

Credits: 3