DO6MPS1 Doctrines of International Commercial Arbitration

Faculty of Law
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Klára Drličková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Klára Drličková, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of international commercial arbitration.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to understand the doctrines of international commercial arbitration and their impact on the nature of international commercial arbitration and its particular institutes. Specific attention will be devoted to the role of the law of the state in which arbitration is seated.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able:
to characterise the doctrines (jurisdictional, contractual, mixed, autonomous); to explain the nature of international commercial arbitration from the point of view of these doctrines; to explain the nature of key institutes (arbitration agreement, arbitrator, arbitral award) from the point of view of these doctrines; to explain the role of the law of the state in which arbitration is seated from the point of view of these doctrines.
Syllabus
  • Definition of international commercial arbitration.
  • Jurisdictional doctrine.
  • Contractual doctrine.
  • Mixed doctrine.
  • Autonomous doctrine.
  • Seat of arbitration.
  • Role of the law of the state in which the seat is located.
  • Doctrine of international commercial arbitration in the Czech Republic.
Literature
    required literature
  • MOSES, Margaret L. The principles and practice of international commercial arbitration. Third edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017, xx, 411. ISBN 9781316606285. info
  • ROZEHNALOVÁ, Naděžda. Rozhodčí řízení v mezinárodním a vnitrostátním obchodním styku (Arbitration in internatinal and internal trade). 3. aktualizované. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2013, 400 pp. 1182 svazek. ISBN 978-80-7478-004-2. info
  • GAILLARD, Emmanuel. Legal theory of international arbitration. Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010, vii, 194. ISBN 9789004187146. info
    recommended literature
  • KluwerArbitration http://www.kluwerarbitration.com/
  • BLACKABY, Nigel and Constantine PARTASIDES. Redfern and Hunter on international arbitration. Edited by Alan Redfern - Martin Hunter. Sixth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, lxxiv, 859. ISBN 9780198714255. info
  • BORN, Gary. International commercial arbitration. 2nd ed. Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International, 2014, lxxvi, 152. ISBN 9789041152206. info
  • PAULSSON, Jan. The idea of arbitration. 1st ed. pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013, xviii, 309. ISBN 9780199564170. info
  • LEW, Julian D. M., Loukas A. MISTELIS and Stefan KRÖLL. Comparative international commercial arbitration. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003, xxxv, 953. ISBN 9041115684. info
Teaching methods
Reading, class discussion (4 x 2 hours)
Assessment methods
Seminar work (minimum 10 pages, maximum 15 pages) on one of the following topics: 1) Analysis of the selected doctrine (characteristics, history). 2) The impact of doctrines on the nature of arbitration agreement. 3) The impact of doctrines on the person of arbitrator and his relation to the parties. 4) The importance of seat in international commercial arbitration. 5) Doctrine of international commercial arbitration in the Czech Republic including the relevant case law of Czech courts.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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