Competence BuildingThis is the final level in our formal training programmes. The Courses at this level aim to produce competent, capable practitioners in their selected dispute resolution process. For example, our flagship arbitration Course: ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
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Module 1: Comparative commercial law
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Outline
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Law of persons
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Law of property
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Business law
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Obligations - civil wrongs
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Obligations - contract
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Module 2: Comparative civil procedures-
Civil legal methods described
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Hybrid legal methods
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Mixed legal methods
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Court systems compared
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Common & divergent principles
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Relevance to arbitration
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International documents
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Module 3: International substantive law-
lex mercatoria
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Sale of goods
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Financing
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Carriage of Goods
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Insurance
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Charters
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Conventions
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Treaties
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Module 4: Comparative dispute resolution methods-
Litigation
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Arbitration
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Mediation & Conciliation
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Adjudication
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Facilitation
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Mini-trial & Rent-a-judge
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Court-referrals
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Med-Arb & Arb-Med
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Ombudsman/Independent Claims Review
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Comparisons of methods
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Module 5: Comparative arbitration codes-
Anglo-American codes described
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Anglo-American background
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Reception of Anglo-American arbitration law
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Romanistic-Germanic codes - general concepts
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Romanistic-Germanic codes described
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Reception of Romanistic-Germanic codes
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UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
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Arbitration Institutions
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International arbitration organisations
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Comparison of Rules
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New York Convention, 1958
Module 6: International arbitral practice-
Arbitration agreements; Clauses & submissions
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Applicable laws
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Preliminary matters
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Interlocutory matters
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Challenges to jurisdiction
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Arbitration hearings
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Documentary evidence
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Oral evidence; Experts
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The arbitral Award; Challenges; Recognition & enforcement
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Module 7: Alternative procedures to strict law
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Universal arbitral principles
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ex aequo et bono
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Friendly composition
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Advantages
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Disadvantages
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Public policies
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