General provisions

Determined on January 16, 2008 by Faculty of Law's Teaching Committee, Uppsala University, by virtue of Chapter 2 Section 5 a of the Higher Education Act and Chapter 6 Section 14 and 15 of the Higher Education Ordinance. The course plan enters into force on January 17, 2008.

In General

The course is 15 university points (15 ECTS credits) and an optional course at advanced level in the studies for the degree of Master of Laws, according to the degree requirements adopted 16 April 2007 by the Board of the Faculty of Law of Uppsala University. The course is held in English.

Entry requirements

In general, Swedish students must have attained five passes out of the six courses given at basic level of the LL.M programme. All the obligatory phases of the course in which the student has not attained a pass must have been fulfilled. Swedish students must have passed the exam for Term course 4 and 6.

If special reasons exist the board of exemption may grant exemption from the acceptance requirements.

Foreign students should be qualified to study at university level. All students must have a strong command of the English language.

Learning outcomes

The object of the course is to impart, theoretical as well as practical, knowledge and understanding, to the students of international arbitration. After the end of the course, the students shall have gained a thorough knowledge of the new Swedish Arbitration Act, UNCITRAL's model law, its arbitral rules, the New York Convention of 1958, and of the legal issues that might arise in this context. Additionally, the students shall gain an overall knowledge of the world's leading arbitration institutions, and their rules of procedure.

Content

The course includes different aspects of international commercial arbitration, with the emphasis on arbitral proceedings held in Sweden. The course encompasses issues related to procedural law, international civil law, and international law.

Instruction

Instruction is mainly given in the form of seminars. In addition, a few lectures will be held as well as a number of mock arbitrations. Participation in all sessions is compulsory. The teacher responsible for the course may, however, grant exemptions in extraordinary cases.

The instruction is based on the annexed list of literature.

Assessment

The examination takes the form of a written test at the end of the course. The grades given for the course are Fail (U), Pass (B), Pass with credit (Ba), and Pass with distinction (AB). In order to pass the course, all the obligatory phases of the course must be completed. Students who fail are normally provided a re-take examination approximately 2-3 weeks after the ordinary test.

The examination is a so-called open book test which means that all course material may be used.