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International Arbitration Seminar
Class Term:
Fall Term 2022-2023
Catalog Number:
5986
Professor(s):
Professor
Seminar
Credits:
3 (2 Contact, 0 Field)
Graduation Requirements:
Upper-Level Writing
International / Comparative
"W" Writing
Priority:
Seminar - 3rd Year Priority
Full Year Course:
No
Category:
Standard Courses
Grading Details
Aside from class participation (25%), depending on student language levels, grades may be based on a written brief in French for a practice arbitration problem which will enable students, if successful, to participate in an international commercial arbitration moot held in Paris. Alternatively, the written portion of the grade may be a research paper reflecting the student’s reading knowledge of French but written in either French or English.
Description
This seminar will be taught in French. Readings will be in both French and English, and students will be encouraged, but not required, to speak French in class. Students may take the seminar on a Pass-Fail basis, in accordance with Law School rules on this option, and still get writing credit. Attention will be paid to easing language difficulties and students with an interest in improving their French skills are encouraged to register.
We will study the basic tenets and principal treaties of international commercial arbitration. The course also will address from a comparative perspective some national laws of international arbitration, generally focusing principally on those of France, but also, to the extent time permits, those of other countries, including the United States. Recent scholarship suggests that important national differences remain influential in a field that many interpret as a-national. The seminar addresses institutional arbitration under the rules of the Paris ICC.