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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Reference LLM790 Version 2
Created August 2023 SCQF Level SCQF 11
Approved March 2017 SCQF Points 30
Amended August 2023 ECTS Points 15

Aims of Module
To make students familiar with the practice of international commercial arbitration and provide them with the necessary skills through the extended practical exercise in research, written and oral advocacy.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Work under pressure and independently procure relevant knowledge of the specialist areas of law as relevant to the case scenario.
2 Produce structured legal argument as part of the written submissions in international commercial arbitration on an individual basis.
3 Work collaboratively with others to produce whole and consistent written documents as part of a team.
4 Develop skills of oral advocacy including presentation skills, addressing the tribunal in an appropriate and professional manner
5 Develop skills of oral advocacy including presentation skills, interacting with opponents and tribunal in an appropriate and professional manner.
6 Compose a lucid oral proceeding and develop on-the-spot evaluation of the submissions of others for immediate reply, anticipating and dealing with questions.

Indicative Module Content
Participants will be required, working in a small team of 4 to 8 students, to produce Memorandum for Claimant and Memorandum for Respondent (no longer than 35 pages each), and to make oral presentation of the case before the arbitration tribunal. Case scenario will be specific for every year but will involve international commercial arbitration and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.

Module Delivery
The module is delivered over two semesters. Students will be working independently in teams under the general supervision of a tutor. In order to ensure interaction, the combination of directed reading, mandatory supervised team meetings, and independent research will be utilised.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 100 100
Non-Contact Hours 200 200
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 300 300
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Coursework Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Description: Coursework exercise.

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
The module is assessed by way of a single assessment component weighted at 100%. A minimum grade D is required in order to pass the module.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module None.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
The subject specific bibliography will be determined by the case scenario.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 STEPHEN JAGUSCH QC, PHILIPPE PINSOLLE AND ALEXANDER G. LEVENTHAL., eds. The Guide to Advocacy (Global Arbitration Review, 2021).
2 SCHWENZER, I.H., 2016. Commentary on the UN convention on the international sale of goods: CISG. 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3 BLACKABY, N., REDFERN, A., HUNTER, M. and PARTASIDES, C., 2015. Redfern & Hunter on international arbitration. 6th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ebook
4 BORN, G. International Commercial Arbitration 3rd ed., Kluwer Law International, 2021.
5 ANNETTE KEILMANN, LISA REISER, JORG RISSE, MARKUS ALTENKIRCH, RAGNAR HERBST. The Complete (but Unofficial) Guide to the Willem C Vis Commercial Arbitration Moot. (6th ed., Beck/Hart/Nomos, 2021).

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