This one-week Introduction Course gives you an understanding of the general principles of international arbitration. International arbitration is used to solve cross-border disputes and is often the preferred method instead of taking the dispute to court. In this course, you will learn how arbitration works, who decides the disputes, what is the process of arbitration, and practise drafting arbitration clauses.
You will learn:
- Why use arbitration?
- International arbitral bodies and what type of disputes can they hear
- Arbitration Agreement – what should it contain and how to draft it
- Selection of the arbitral panel
- Process of a typical arbitration hearing
- Arbitration award validity
- Enforcing Arbitral award
- What is UNCITRAL
- Boundary disputes and how are they resolved – case examples
- UNCLOS – United Nations Convention Law of the Seas – case examples