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At the Forefront of International Arbitration
ABOUT THE CENTER
The Center on International Commercial Arbitration provides a high-level academic forum for exchanging ideas on salient issues and current developments in the field of arbitration. The Center offers an LL.M. in International Arbitration and Business Law, online certificate courses in commercial and investment arbitration, a Summer Institute, a Practical Seminar, and an introduction to international arbitration for judges. The Center also organizes two moot arbitration competitions, an Annual Lecture, and a bi-annual Symposium, besides other conferences and workshops.
The Center is directed by Horacio A. Grigera Naón, independent international arbitrator and former secretary general of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. Bjorn Arp is the Assistant Director at the Center.
The Center also benefits from the knowledge and strategic advice of a Board consisting of many of the most highly respected arbitrators and practitioners in the field.
SCHOLARSHIPS - Special Announcement! - Becas de Estudio
The 2025/26 OAS Scholarship call for expressions of interest is out! Learn more about the comprehensive scholarships for the LL.M. in International Arbitration and Business Law (in-residence and online) HERE.
Las becas de la OEA para la maestría en arbitraje y derecho de los negocios, edición 2025/26, están publicadas. Más información AQUI.
Annual Lecture in International Arbitration
The 2025 Annual Lecture in International Arbitration will be held by Sir Christopher Greenwood, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge and a former judge at the International Court of Justice. The title of the Lecture is Arbitrating International Law Disputes: Upholding Justice or Violating Sovereignty?
When: Thursday, November 13, 2025
Where: American University Washington College of Law, Lecture Hall NT-01.
Center News & Events
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Watch Webcasts of Past Events
PlaySeven Dirty Tricks to Disrupt an Arbitration, presented by Professor Emmanuel Gaillard
Quick Facts
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# 6Nationwide in International Law (U.S. News & World Report 2025/26)
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A+in International Law (PreLaw Magazine 2023)
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1000 +Alumni in international law and arbitration