Course Contents: An overview of International Commercial Arbitration- Understanding fundamental terms in international commercial arbitration, the legal framework of International Commercial Arbitration, UNCITRAL Model Law, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, ICC Arbitration Rules, LCIA Arbitration Rules, SCC Arbitration Rules, New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 1958; ICSID (Washington ) Convention quasi-judicial nature of international commercial arbitration
Arbitration Agreement and applicable laws: Importance of arbitration agreement, parties to arbitration agreement, arbitration clause and submission to arbitration, principle of autonomy, Validity, Interpretation, Arbitrability and Competence-competence principle
Arbitrators and Arbitration Procedure: Establishment, organization and commencement of Arbitration, Selection and Appointment, Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators, powers, duties and jurisdiction of arbitrators, determination and challenge of Jurisdiction, conduct of Arbitration Procedure, Taking Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration, Interim and Conservatory Measures, the role of national courts in arbitral proceedings, arbitration under investment treaties.
The Award : Defining an Award, different kinds of an award, forms and contents of an award, res judicata in Award, remedies in an award, cost and publication of an award
Enforcement and challenge of an award: Challenge of an arbitral award, grounds of challenge, setting aside an arbitral award, recognition of an arbitral award, enforcement of an arbitral award.