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LAWS77-766: International Commercial Arbitration

Description

International Commercial Arbitration is an elective subject in postgraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law. This subject focuses on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration as practised by arbitral tribunals and applied by courts in different jurisdictions. It is intended to equip students with the basic knowledge and skill to advise and represent parties in international arbitral proceedings.

Subject details

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: LAWS77-766
EFTSL: 0.125
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Semesters offered:
  • May 2024 [Non-Standard Offering]
  • May 2025 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Law
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2024: $5,560.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $5,680.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $6,220.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $6,500.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Demonstrate sound understanding of the law and practice of international arbitration.
  2. Develop confidence in representing parties in international arbitration in both civil and common law settings and related court actions.
  3. Demonstrate basic skills of arbitration advocacy.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for studentsโ€™ lack of prior knowledge.

Juris Doctor students are expected to have completed a minimum of 80 credit points of compulsory law subjects.

Restrictions:

Students must be admitted into a Masters Level law degree OR LA-43040 Doctor of Legal Science (Research) OR be an approved Law Study Abroad OR Law Exchange student.

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the studentsโ€™ program structure.

Anti-requisites:

Subject dates

Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 17/03/2024
Semester start: 20/05/2024
Subject start: 20/05/2024
Last enrolment: 22/05/2024
Teaching census: 26/05/2024
Withdraw - Financial: 27/05/2024
Withdraw - Academic: 30/05/2024