LAWS4451 · Law

International Litigation and Arbitration

Boston College Law School

This course serves as an introduction to international dispute resolution through litigation and arbitration. It covers the core international law principles governing international disputes, focusing primarily on three forms of dispute settlement: State-State disputes at the International Court of Justice and other international courts; investor-State disputes adjudicated by arbitral tribunals constituted under the auspices of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), pursuant to the Rules of the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), and in accordance with other similar regimes; and international commercial disputes adjudicated by ad hoc panels in a variety of fora. The course also addresses the enforcement of arbitral awards and other post-award proceedings in U.S. courts, a major source of work for international arbitration practitioners today. There are no pre-requisites for the course, though it will be helpful for students to have taken International Law, Contracts, and Civil Procedure.