Monday Nights 19:00-22:00, from September 20, 2010 through December 13, 2010.
Professor William Spiegelberger.
This course will examine the structure and practice of international arbitration. In particular, the course covers the benefits and drawbacks of arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism, the drafting and interpretation of arbitral clauses in contracts, the role of treaties, including bilateral investment treaties, the choice of tribunal, the governing law in both commercial and investor state arbitrations, the choice of arbitrators and their role, the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, and specialist arbitration tribunals such as the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes. The emphasis is on the practical use of arbitration in the resolution of disputes.
