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QL5505: INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 11:02


Course Overview

The demand for international commercial arbitration has increased significantly over the last 20 years. Empirical surveys conducted consistently report figures that suggest around 60% of businesses prefer arbitration over other dispute resolution methods. Hence, it is becoming more and more important for law students to get acquainted with the international arbitration framework.  This course explores the theoretical and practical underpinnings of arbitral law and provides students with a holistic view on different aspects of the arbitral procedure.

The main substantive topics are: 

(1) Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration

(2) The Role of the Seat, 

(3) Arbitration Agreement and Arbitral Jurisdiction, 

(4) Applicable Substantive Law, 

(5) The Arbitral Tribunal, 

(6) Arbitral Procedure and Evidence, 

(7) The Arbitral Award. 

The topics have been chosen to give students a good knowledge of international commercial arbitration law. The teaching pattern comprises recorded lectures and seminars at which the above-mentioned topics are discussed in depth. Besides the essential reading for the lectures, students are provided with relevant case law and different scenarios/questions for discussion at seminars. The course also provides a lecture on the introduction to international commercial arbitration.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Offshore Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Derek Auchie

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Seminar topics have been chosen to give students a good knowledge of international commercial arbitration law.

The topics covered will be:

(1) Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration

(2) The Role of the Seat

(3) Arbitration Agreement and Arbitral Jurisdiction

(4) Applicable Substantive Law

(5) The Arbitral Tribunal

(6) Arbitral Procedure and Evidence

(7) The Arbitral Award.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks 17 Feedback Weeks 20

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Feedback

Written feedback will be provided for each student individually.

Assesment/feedback weeks number given may be subject to appropriate adjustments on Qatar Campus

Word Count 2500
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualEvaluateAnalyse and evaluate the role of the legislators, regulators and courts in the exercise of the regulation of international commercial arbitration
ConceptualUnderstandGain knowledge and understanding of the legal theories of international commercial arbitration
FactualUnderstandGain knowledge and understanding of the legal framework at the international and transnational level of international commercial arbitration.
ProceduralEvaluateUnderstanding of how arbitral tribunals, legislators, and national courts approach the notion/regulation of international commercial arbitration and the enforcement of international arbitral awards
ReflectionApplyLearn how to communicate, orally and in writing information, advice and choices in an effective manner

Participation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 10
Assessment Weeks 17 Feedback Weeks 20

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Feedback

Written feedback will be provided for each student individually.

Assessment/feedback week number given may be subject to appropriate adjustments on Qatar Campus

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualEvaluateAnalyse and evaluate the role of the legislators, regulators and courts in the exercise of the regulation of international commercial arbitration
ConceptualUnderstandGain knowledge and understanding of the legal theories of international commercial arbitration
FactualUnderstandGain knowledge and understanding of the legal framework at the international and transnational level of international commercial arbitration.
ProceduralEvaluateUnderstanding of how arbitral tribunals, legislators, and national courts approach the notion/regulation of international commercial arbitration and the enforcement of international arbitral awards
ReflectionApplyLearn how to communicate, orally and in writing information, advice and choices in an effective manner

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 40
Assessment Weeks 13 Feedback Weeks 16

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Feedback

Written feedback will be provided for each student individually.

Assessment/feedback week numbers given subject to appropriate adjustments on Qatar Campus

Word Count 2000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualEvaluateAnalyse and evaluate the role of the legislators, regulators and courts in the exercise of the regulation of international commercial arbitration
ConceptualUnderstandGain knowledge and understanding of the legal theories of international commercial arbitration
FactualUnderstandGain knowledge and understanding of the legal framework at the international and transnational level of international commercial arbitration.
ProceduralEvaluateUnderstanding of how arbitral tribunals, legislators, and national courts approach the notion/regulation of international commercial arbitration and the enforcement of international arbitral awards
ReflectionApplyLearn how to communicate, orally and in writing information, advice and choices in an effective manner

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Student will be required to resubmit any failed assessment.

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Student will be required to resubmit any failed assessment.

2,000 or 2,500 words as appropriate and 40 or 50% as approporiate

Written feedback will be provided for students individually.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualUnderstandGain knowledge and understanding of the legal framework at the international and transnational level of international commercial arbitration.
ConceptualUnderstandGain knowledge and understanding of the legal theories of international commercial arbitration
ReflectionApplyLearn how to communicate, orally and in writing information, advice and choices in an effective manner
ProceduralEvaluateUnderstanding of how arbitral tribunals, legislators, and national courts approach the notion/regulation of international commercial arbitration and the enforcement of international arbitral awards
ConceptualEvaluateAnalyse and evaluate the role of the legislators, regulators and courts in the exercise of the regulation of international commercial arbitration

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