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International Commercial Arbitration
Last Updated Date:   10 June 2024


5 Units,  Semester 1

Course Description:
This course aims to equip students with the basic understanding of the law of arbitration to enable them to advise and represent parties in the arbitral process confidence. Legal concepts peculiar to arbitration viz. separability, arbitrability and kompetenz-kompetenz will be considered together with the procedural laws on the conduct of the arbitral process, the making and the enforcement of awards. Students will examine the UNCITRAL Model Law and the New York Convention, 1958. This course is most suited for students with some knowledge of the law of commercial transactions, shipping, banking, international sale of goods or construction.

Course Convenor: A/P Gary F. Bell

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4029AV / LC5262AV

Contact Hours: Wk 1-6: Mon, 12pm -3pm & Wed, 9am - 12pm

Workload: 3 hours

Mode of Assessment: One Short Written Assignment 10%; Class Participation - 10% & 3-Hr Take Home Exam - 80% [Release: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 (9am); Due: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 (12pm)]

Preclusions: Not open to LLM (IBL) students who will be reading this course in Semester 2 at ECUPL (Shanghai).

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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