030341 SE Advanced research seminar in international dispute settlement (2009S)
für DiplomandInnen- und DissertantInnen
Continuous assessment of course work
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Termin: 6. Juni 2009 ab 10:30 im Sem 44
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This advanced research seminar examines the settlement of international disputes involving States, intergovernmental organizations, and private parties. It focuses on institutional, jurisdictional, and procedural aspects of international dispute settlement, including questions of jurisdiction and admissibility of international claims, preliminary objections, third party intervention, and enforcement of judgments and awards. The dispute settlementbodies that will be discussed include the International Court of Justice, the WTO Dispute Settlement Body, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, mixed arbitral tribunals between a State and a private party, such as investor-State arbitration, inter-State arbitral tribunals, ad hoc arbitral tribunals, and human rights bodies.
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment of work progress during interim session, quality of the research paper and oral presentation, oral contributions in mini-groups and discussion during the final session.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
On completion of the seminar, students should understand the function, scope, and operation of international courts and tribunals, the strengths and weaknesses of international dispute settlement processes, and the fundamental differences between international and domestic dispute settlement.
Examination topics
Legal research on a subject in the field of international dispute settlement, discussion of the subject in mini-groups, submission of a research paper at the end of the term, oral presentation and defense of the research paper during the final session.
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