University of London International Programmes
Postgraduate Laws programme:
Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate
Course outline
| Applicable laws and procedures in international commercial arbitration |
| Students wishing to study and be examined in this course are advised to successfully complete 'Regulation and infrastructure of international commercial arbitration' in full before attempting 'Applicable laws and procedures in international commercial arbitration'. |
| Section A: Applicable law issues in arbitration |
| · Determination of applicable law |
| · Applicable substantive law |
| · Transnational rules, lex mercatoria and trade usages |
| Section B: Procedure and evidence in arbitration |
| · Law governing the arbitration procedure |
| · Commencement of arbitration; terms of reference / procedural directions |
| · Procedural issues |
| · Taking evidence |
| Section C: Jurisdictional issues in arbitration |
| · Arbitrability |
| · Determination of jurisdiction |
| · Provisional measures |
| · Multi-party and multi-contract disputes |
| Section D: Arbitration award – form, content, challenge and enforcement |
| · Form and content |
| · Finality and challenges to award |
| · Recognition and enforcement |
Sequence:
Section A first. |
Textbook:
Julian D.M. Lew, Loukas A. Mistelis and Stefan Kröll, Comparative International Commercial Arbitration (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003), ISBN: 9789041115683 |
