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Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (CISG)


Semesterangivelse: Forår og Efterår

 


Udgave: Jura Kandidatuddannelsen 2011/2012
ECTS points: 10 eller 20 ECTS
Punkter: 10 eller 20 ECTS

Semester:

Efterår 2011 og forår 2012
Uddannelsesdel: Kandidat niveau
Kontaktpersoner: Professor, dr.jur. Joseph Lookofsky
Andre undervisere: Peter Fauerholdt Thommesen og Martin Vasehus Madsen
Undervisnings- periode: The moot will begin on 7 October and finish 5 April 2012. There will generally be weekly meetings with coaches. The specific weekdays and dates will be specified in a schedule for the participants.
Formål: The aim of the course and participation in the moot court is to foster the study of international commercial law and arbitration for resolution of international business disputes through its application to a concrete problem of a client and to train law leaders of tomorrow in methods of alternative dispute resolution.
Indhold: Training arrangements:
The team is coached by two external lecturers (lektorer) The preparation of the memoranda and the extensive coaching help all team members improve their writing skills when dealing with complex legal issues. The oral training consists of numerous practice rounds (approx. twice a week) in the Moot Court Room in front of arbitration panels in February and March. The Faculty also has approved a program that makes training in rhetoric (the art of persuasion) available.

Technical facilities:
The Law Faculty provides its Moot Teams with several meeting and study rooms, all fully equipped with modern PC work stations etc. In addition, a Moot Court Room is available for practice of oral argumentations, video-conferencing etc.
Kompetence- beskrivelse: The main objective of the course is to enable the students to:
- Explain the basic legal rules concerning the CISG and rules governing international commercial arbitration.
- Identify, analyze and present the complex legal issues raised in the moot’s problem.
- Combine different academic approaches, such as legal methods of interpretation, in connection with the analysis.
- Discuss the pros and cons of applying the various disciplines/solutions within complex problem areas.
- Make academically reasoned arguments and decisions in favor of respectively claimant and respondent including a critical weighing of the legal arguments and choices.
Faglige forudsætninger: English at an academic level, i.e. good English skills, both oral and written.
Eksamensform: Oral examination.
Eksamen: Start/mid May (the date for the exam will be fixed near the end of the moot).
Kursus hjemmeside:
Pensum: Students are examined on the basis of the literature and case law applied during the written and oral pleadings. Required reading for the exam amounts to approximately 500 pages.
Sidst redigeret: 1/7-2011



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