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LS504M: INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION (2025-2026)

Last modified: 16 Sep 2025 13:46


Course Overview

Arbitration is growing in popularity as a dispute resolution method across various sectors, in domestic, international and transnational disputes. The law in this area is technical and complex. A full understanding of how it operates is therefore essential for anyone advising or representing clients, framing contracts carrying arbitration clauses or serving as an arbitrator.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Ms Nevena Jevremovic

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?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The following topics will be covered:

  • The Arbitration Agreement
  • Jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal
  • Selection, Appointment and Challenge of Arbitrators
  • The Preliminary Meeting
  • Preparation for the Hearing
  • Conduct of the Hearing
  • The Award and Challenge
  • Enforcement of the Award

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2025 for 1st Term courses and 19 December 2025 for 2nd Term courses.

Summative Assessments

Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 40
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Exam worth 40% of the overall grade.
Learning Outcomes
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Online Participation

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
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Online participation worth 20% of the overall grade.
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Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 40
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2,000-word essay worth 40% of the overall grade.

 Word Count 2000
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Resubmission of failed element in resit diet

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Re-submission of failed element in re-sit diet; the failed course will be capped at grade 09 (D3).
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Course Learning Outcomes

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