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Policies & Public Interest in International Arbitration
Last Updated Date:   4 July 2025


5 Units,  Semester 1

Course Description:
The course examines the normative, theoretical and doctrinal issues that arise from the policy favouring arbitration:

• How did the pro-arbitration policy arise historically?

• What exactly does the pro-arbitration policy mean?

• What are the main legal doctrines that implement the pro-arbitration policy?

• In which international legal instruments and national laws is the pro-arbitration policy enshrined?

• How does the pro-arbitration policy sit next to competing public policies?

• What are the implications of the pro-arbitration policy for the protection of the public interest?

• What are the procedural and substantive legal concepts that protect the public interest in commercial, public-private and investment arbitration?

Course Convenor: Prof Stavros Brekoulakis, Michael & Laura Hwang Professor in International Arbitration

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4505V / LL5505V / LL6505V / LLJ5505V

Contact Hours: 3hr weekly seminars

Workload: 3 hours

Mode of Assessment: Essay - 20% & Final Exam - 80%

Preclusions: LL4505/LL5505/LLJ5505/LL6505 Policies & Public Interest in International Arbitration

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

Examination Date: Thursday, 27 November 2025 (PM)

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