The Role of the Arbitrator in Solving Complex Choice of Law Issues

Monday, June 3 to Thursday, June 6, 2024
6:00 PM to 9:10 PM

Professors: Horacio A. Grigera Naón and Bjorn Arp

This course covers practical aspects of choice-of-law problems in international arbitration related to the procedure and the merits. The course analyzes a diverse array of arbitral awards to teach the various choice-of-law approaches observed by international commercial arbitrators when making applicable law or rules of law determinations. By looking at actual arbitral practice, this approach allows to obtain a solid understand of the evolution over time of some general rules and principles applicable to the choice-of-law that substantially differ from the classical approach. The course also aims to contrast the choice-of-law reasoning of arbitrators with those of national courts of law when confronted with the same or similar issues.

Policies and Processes

Refunds:

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Learners will be eligible for a refund (minus any non-refundable fees) if they drop a course and request a refund no later than the date the course starts as per the dates in Canvas and/or Canvas Catalog platforms. If a learner registered for a course after the start date, they will be ineligible for a refund.

Learners registered for on-demand courses without a start date will be eligible for a refund if the course is dropped and a refund is requested within 24 hours of registration and when there is no record of page views or participation in the Canvas Platform.

Refund requests will be denied if requested after a course’s start date, 24 hours after registration in the case of on-demand courses without a start date, or when there is a record of page views or participation in the canvas Platform.

Payments and fees:

For payments with credit cards, debit cards or bank accounts, the tuition cost includes a non-refundable 4% administrative fee. In case an eligible refund is requested, the net funds returned will be the tuition minus 4%. 

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For Information about this course:

Please contact

Bjorn Arp at

arbitration@wcl.american.edu

(202) 274-4346