Washington College of Law Announces Center on International Commercial Arbitration
American University Washington College of Law (WCL) is proud to introduce a new Center on International Commercial Arbitration. The Center will provide a high-level academic forum for exchanging ideas on salient issues and current developments in the field of arbitration, expanding on the accomplishments of WCL’s International Arbitration Program, which debuted in 2004. The Center is directed by Horacio A. Grigera Naón, an independent international arbitrator and former secretary general of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce.
Find out more About the Center.
Highlights
2010 International Arbitration Summer Session
June 1 - June 18, 2010
Taught by leading practitioners and arbitrators, the session is designed to meet the complex needs and busy schedules of practicing attorneys interested in earning continuing legal education (CLE) credit. Students gain first-hand knowledge of the complexities of international commercial arbitration and can earn up to five academic credits during the three-week period. The Summer Session will focus on the theoretical and practical aspects of both procedural and substantive law topics that are arising in the practice of international arbitration as well as forseeable future developments. For more information, please visit the Summer Session's web page or e-mail the Center at arbitration@wcl.american.edu.
Upcoming Events
Founders Celebration 2010
International Commercial Arbitration in the Americas
March 17, 2010
More information will be available shortly.
Podcasts/Webcasts of Note
Careers in Arbitration Panel (Podcast)
March 24, 2006
More than 55 attendees from WCL and the legal community attended the “Careers in Arbitration” panel which included Dr. Horacio Grigera Naón, Professor Perry Wallace, Professor of Law; Jennifer Toole, Attorney-Advisor at the State Department; and Gonzalo Flores, Senior Counsel, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), The World Bank Group.
International Arbitration in the Americas: Procedural, Evidentiary, and Current Issues (Webcast)
March 4, 2009
Leading practitioners in the field analyzed recent practice trends and developments in the Americas in the area of international arbitration focusing specifically on evidentiary issues and recent court decisions. The conference was co-organized with the Inter-American Bar Association. View webcast.
Listen to and view additional arbitration podcasts/webcasts.