Durham Summer Program on International Arbitration

ICA is essentially a private resolution forum between private parties (or States acting in a private capacity, jure gestionis), where the subject-matter of the dispute often stems from a “commercial” contract or undertaking of some sort. When studying ICA, we will largely focus on the process of arbitration and not on the subject matter. This Programme includes lectures on:

• Introduction to international arbitration
• The arbitration agreement
• The arbitrators
• The arbitration procedure
• The arbitral award
• Post-award proceedings

ITA, on the other hand, is a form of arbitration between foreign investors and host States regarding foreign direct investment (FDI). The subject-matter is arbitrated under public international law, more specifically international investment law.

International investment law is a sub-specie of international economic law. The investor requests arbitration against the host State pursuant to alleged violations of international investment law as found in various international investment agreements (IIAs) or foreign direct investment laws.

The field of investment treaty arbitration has grown exponentially the last century. This Programme includes lectures on:

• Introduction to investment treaty arbitration
• Basics of international investment law
• Jurisdictional features of investment treaty arbitration
• Enforcing arbitral awards against host States

Finally, this Programme includes lectures on:

• United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)

Upon conclusion of the Summer Programme, all participants shall receive a Certificate of Attendance.

Please see the event programme here: August Durham Summer Program on International Arbitration