LAW5332 International commercial arbitration
Faculty of Law
LAW5332 International commercial arbitration is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for LAW5332. This is its 2023 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before LAW5332
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW5332
No unit lists LAW5332 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For Legal Studies students (L4004, L5004, L6013) you must have completed LAW5000 or LAW5081
and
For Juris Doctor students (L6005), you must have completed 72 points of study.
Overview
This unit examines the principles and practices reflected in the rules of the major arbitration institutions, the national arbitration laws (with particular emphasis on Australia) and arbitral tribunal decisions. The topics to be considered in the unit include: the nature of international arbitration, the types of arbitration, the legal framework, the agreement to arbitrate, judicial enforcement of the agreement, the powers of the tribunal and the conduct of the arbitration, the arbitral award and challenge to the award.
Offerings in 2023
The 2023 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5332.
Assessment
- Assessed mootOther50%
- Research assignment50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge and understanding of the key principles in dispute resolution in international commerce and exercise analytic skill and professional judgment to generate appropriate responses to moderately complex problems requiring advice to domestic and foreign clients with creativity and initiative to new situations for further learning;
- 2
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the legal issues or considerations that typically arise in relation to the drafting and arbitration clauses, the enforcement of awards and the preferred rules in a given case;
- 3
Conduct research into the dispute resolution in international commerce to create new understandings of key developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
- 4
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to dispute resolution in international commerce.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements). Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Where it fits
LAW5332 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2023 handbook.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5332?
LAW5332 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5332 offered?
LAW5332 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
Does LAW5332 have an exam?
No. LAW5332 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include LAW5332?
LAW5332 is part of Commercial and corporate law; Dispute resolution; and Transnational economic regulation.