This unit of study aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of international commercial arbitration. The course covers the entire process of international arbitration: the significance of international commercial arbitration in international dispute resolution; the importance of a well drafted arbitration agreement; all procedural and conceptual aspects and legal issues arising during cross border arbitrations; arbitral awards and the enforcement of arbitral awards around the world through the 1958 New York Convention, and the relevance and use of mediation (and its hybrids) in resolving commercial disputes. The unit will address the role and significance of specialised forms of international arbitrations and organisations involved in administering international arbitrations, including investor-State arbitrations under investment treaties and free trade agreements.
Classes
2x2hr seminars/week for 10 weeks
Assessment
1 x 3,500wd mid-term assignment (30%) and 1 x 2hr exam (70%)
LAWS1015 or LAWS1002 or LAWS2008
ProhibitionsLAWS3092 or LAWS5137
Semester 2
30 Jul 2018