LAW - 789S Introduction to the Practice of International Commercial Arbitration

(1 hr.)

designed as an introduction to the general theory and practice of international arbitration. The course includes an overview of the different institutions and rules of arbitration, institutional and ad-hoc arbitration, when to arbitrate and when to litigate, how to draft an arbitration clause, jurisdiction and powers of the arbitration tribunal, regulation of the arbitration process and enforcement of arbitral awards from a theoretical standpoint. The course also provides an introduction to the New York Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards.