Postgraduate Module Descriptor

LAWM084: International Commercial Arbitration

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Take away problem question	2500 words	1-4	Written Individual feedback

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Take away problem question	100	7,500 words	1-4	Written comments
	0
	0
	0
	0
	0
	0
	0

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Take away problem question	7,500 words	1-4	August/September reassessment period

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Basic reading:

There is no textbook as such for this course. It is suggested that you purchase A Tweeddale and K Tweeddale, Arbitration of Commercial Disputes: International and English Law and Practice (Oxford: OUP, 2007, paperback edn), which covers well both the international dimension of arbitration and English law. GB Born, International Arbitration: Cases and Materials (Alphen aan de Rijn, Kluwer Law International 2011), which reports the majority of non-English cases discussed in this course, is available in the library.

There are a number of other books on arbitration in the library that you should consult:

N Blackaby and ors, Redfern & Hunter on International Arbitration (paperback edn Oxford, OUP 2009)
DM Lew, LA Mistelis, SM Kröll, Comparative International Commercial Arbitration (The Hague, Kluwer Law International, 2003)
WW Park, Arbitration of International Business Disputes: Studies in Law and Practice (New York, OUP 2006)
J-F Poudret and S Besson, Comparative Law of International Arbitration (London, Sweet & Maxwell 2007)
LA Mistelis and SL Brekoulakis, Arbitrability: International & Comparative Perspectives (Alphen aan den Rijn, Kluwer Law International 2009)
J-L Delvolvé, GH Pointon, J Rouche, French Arbitration Law and Practice: A Dynamic Civil Law Approach to International Arbitration (Alphen aan den Rijn, Kluwer Law International 2009). Two useful commentaries on the Arbitration Act 1996 are:
R Merkin and L Flannery, Arbitration Act 1996 (4th edn London, Informa 2008)
B Harris, R Planterose and J Tecks, The Arbitration Act 1996: A Commentary (4th edn, Blackwell Science UK 2007) (Materials Cases are available either in Born, International Arbitration (generally as excerpts) or online).