Law 796: International Commercial Arbitration

International commercial arbitration is taking on increasing importance in the settlement of international business disputes. This course is an introduction to the process of international commercial arbitration and to the United States, foreign, and international law governing this process. Topics covered will include the evolution of arbitration, the sources of rules governing arbitration, the arbitration agreement, limits on arbitrability, arbitrators, appointment of arbitrators, procedure, awards, choice of law, setting aside of awards, and recognition and enforcement of awards.

This is a traditional casebook course, not a "skills" course. The grade will depend entirely upon an open-book final examination. A complete syllabus is available at: http://home.law.uiuc.edu/~pmaggs/