General provisions

Determined on June 4, 2014 by Faculty of Law’s Teaching Committee, Uppsala University, by virtue of Chapter 6 Section 14 and 15 of the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100). The course plan enters into force on July 1, 2014. Revised on June 10, 2015, the revisions enter into force the autumn semester 2014.

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 (60 credits) LLM, according to the degree requirements adopted 3 September 2012 by the Board of the Faculty of Law of Uppsala University. The course is held in English.

Entry requirements

Be admitted to the Master Programme in Investment Treaty Arbitration.

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.

Grading criteria

The grades given are Fail (U), Pass (B), Pass with credit (Ba), and Pass with distinction (AB).

For the grade "B", the student is required to achieve all the learning outcomes in a descriptive, summary, thoughtful and analytical fashion.

For the next grade "Ba", in addition to the requirements for grade "B", the student is required to demonstrate the capability of taking an analytical approach through structured, independent and critical thinking.

For the highest grade, "AB", in addition to the requirements for grade "Ba", the student must demonstrate good analytical skills through well-structured, well-thought thoughts and critical thinking, enabling him/her to take positions based on convincing arguments and a high degree of independence.

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. On extraordinary reasons a student will be able to perform the final exam in another way, for example at an oral exam. 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 provided a re-take examination.

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