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Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in China
Last Updated Date:   1 July 2026


4 Units,  Semester 2

Course Description:
China’s expanding influence has been accompanied by a maturing of its legal framework for arbitration, as well as an increasingly active role in investor-state dispute settlement. This course undertakes a detailed examination of all facets of commercial arbitration in China, set within the context of China’s transformational economic rise. It also explores salient issues that arise in commercial and investor-state arbitrations involving Chinese parties or China. Attention will be drawn to the import and impact of recent developments, including the South China Sea and the Belt and Road Imitative, as well as China’s relationship with India, ASEAN and the US.

Course Convenor: Visiting Prof Fan Kun

Co-teacher(s):

Course Codes: LL4100 / LL5100 / LL6100 / LLJ5100

Contact Hours: 9 session over 3 weeks: Three 3hr weekly seminar

Workload: Intensive course: Wk 1 -3; Dates: 11 - 29 Jan 2027 [Mon, Wed: 6.30 - 9.30pm; & Fri: 3pm - 6pm] *Makeup lesson for Fri, 29 Jan on Sat, 16 Jan 2027 (9am-12pm)

Mode of Assessment: Class Participation - 20% & 6-hr Take Home Exam - 80% [Fri, 5 March 2027 (3pm - 9pm)]

Preclusions: Nil

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

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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