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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) HERELas becas de la OEA para la maestría en arbitraje y derecho de los negocios, edición 2025/26, están publicadas. Más información AQUI.

Symposium on Salient Issues of International Arbitration

Please join us on Thursday, December 4, 2025, for a panel discussion about Interpreting from Text and Principles in International Arbitration: Identifying Challenges, online via Zoom from 10 to 11:30 am, EST. Please register HERE .

Please click here for the program brochure. 

 

Annual Lecture in International Arbitration

Academic Programs 2025/2026

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Quick Facts

  • # 6
    Nationwide in International Law (U.S. News & World Report 2025/26)
  • A+
    in International Law (PreLaw Magazine 2023)
  • 1000 +
    Alumni in international law and arbitration