International Commercial Arbitration (5cr)

Objective

At the end of the course a student is expected to be able to:
- Evaluate the role and the importance of international commercial arbitration as an alternative to the courts of law.
- Remember and explain the main rules, concepts and principles concerning international commercial arbitration.
- Describe the establishment, organisation and powers of arbitral tribunals and the conduct of the proceedings.
- Evaluate factors that have impact on the contents, validity, recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards.

Content

The following subjects will be covered:
- arbitration as an alternative to the courts of law
- the scope and limits of party autonomy in arbitration
- International conventions, laws, and soft law governing international arbitration.
- the conduct of the proceedings in an arbitration tribunal
- challenging the arbitration award

Qualifications

No previous studies necessary

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-5

Execution methods

Written examination.
There can be guest lecturers giving lectures and seminars

Literature
Margaret L. Moses, The Principles and Practice of International Commercial Arbitration, 3rd ed. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017),