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International Commercial Arbitration - LAWS8183

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 5740, 9230, 9235, 5235, 9231 or 5231

Excluded: JURD7583

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course aims to provide a basic introduction to key topics in international commercial arbitration. It is designed to stand as a outline of the key principles involved in the practice of international commercial arbitration. As its central theme the course analyses the UNCITRAL Model Law and the various steps required in an international arbitration. The importance of international commercial arbitration to international commerce is a key theme throughout the course. The course also analyses a number of arbitral bodies and tribunals such as the ICC, ICSID and LCIA.

LLM Specialisations

Corporate and Commercial Law
Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law
Dispute Resolution
International Business and Economic Law

Recommended Prior Knowledge

None

Course Objectives

The aims of the course include:

To assist students to develop and understanding for the issues involved in international commercial arbitration
To provide students with the basic working knowledge of the key instruments and bodies involved in international commercial arbitration
To develop an awareness of the different methods of dispute resolution
To assist students in the practice of international commercial arbitration

At the end of the course students should be able to:

Understand the manner in which an international commercial arbitration is conducted
Advise clients and other bodies in relation to arbitration disputes
Draft effective dispute resolution clauses
Prepare and appear at an international commercial arbitration.

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