Course title

Global Arbitration Practice (A)Teacher(s)SAITO Akira、Daniel Allen

Numbering Code

Day・Period

Other

開講区分

単位数

1st semester

1.0

Timetable Slot
Code1J403

Lesson topic
This course is the general introduction to international commercial arbitration in the context of a typicalinternational business dispute to facilitate the understanding of the students. In addition to books and academic
papers, various materials such as video clips and documents used in a real arbitration case are used.
Lesson target
By the end of the course students should:
i. understand the legal nature of international commercial arbitration and how it works in the real world.
ii. have a general understanding of the stages of arbitration procedure and the roles played by counsels,arbitrators and arbitral institution.
iii. understand the most important legal issues in international commercial arbitration
iv. understand the position of international commercial arbitration among the other dispute resolution mechanisms
for international business disputes
v. understand the legal framework surrounding international commercial arbitration and the changes
Syllabus and plan
1. Introduction to ICA
2. Starting arbitration (videoclip Part 1)
3. Discussion session
4. Challenge to arbitrator and Hearing on jurisdiction（videoclip Part 2&3）
5. Discussion session
6. Hearing on merits（videoclips Part 4）
7. Discussion session
Students are requested to watch the video clips and read the references beforehand and to send point out one or
two issues which are difficult to understand by email to the lecturers at latest three days before the classwork.
Evaluation method
Students will be assessed as follows:
50% performance in class
50% written report
A written report of 1,500-2,000 words will be required at the end of the course. There will be some flexibility on
the choice of topic.
Evaluation baseline
Assessment will be made according to the attainment of the Couse objective indicated above.
Notice (include info. on related class)
Exchange students (as special auditing students) are allowed to register the course. Students are required to bring
their own laptop with web camera and microphone. They can participate in via Teleconference system (Zoom).
Review and preparation
Watch the video clips carefully and consult with the references suggested to understand the contents of the videoclips.
Office hour・Contact information
Check-in with your professor before and after class
Message for student
Students are requested to secure enough time for watching the video clips carefully and repeatedly.
Improvemenets in Teaching
Interactive discussion sessions with the professors are provided during the course.

TextVideo clips are used as the main materials for the students.
/ Greenberg & Kee : , ,ISBN:
Reference Material

The Principles and Practice of International Commercial Arbitration 2nd ed. / Moses : Cambridge University Press,2012/3/22 ,ISBN:International Commercial Arbitration: An Asia-Pacific Perspective / Greenberg & Kee : Cambridge University Press,2011/1/17 ,ISBN:Classroom Language
EnglishKeywords
International Commercial Arbitration; Professors with Professional Experience; Laptop; Zoom Meeting; Exchange
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