Summer 2011 Courses

Summer Courses take place from May 31-July 30, 2011. A schedule of sessions is available here

We invite WCL students as well as those who are not current WCL students to join us for summer classes.

Application for Academic Credit

WCL JD and LLM Students:

No special application is required. Please enroll through your my.american.edu account.

Visiting JD and LLM Students:

Applications must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office. Students who wish to accelerate graduation by enrolling for summer courses must consult and have permission from their home institutions. A letter of good standing and permission to enroll at the Washington College of Law must accompany your application.

Visiting students can apply to use these credits toward an LLM degree from the Washington College of Law.

To apply please complete the registration form available here and mailed directly to the Registrar's Office at:

Office of the Registrar
American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 304
Washington, DC 20016-8125

Fees

Tuition per credit for 2011: $1,578
Non-refundable Application Fee: $65
Student Activity Fee: $50

Class materials will be available at MyWCL.

Summer Financial Aid

Loan assistance is available to meet summer costs. A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be filed for aid to be processed. Application details are available from the Office of Financial Aid page. Students visiting from other schools are bound by the policies of their home institution regarding summer aid and apply for assistance there. A Consortium Agreement between WCL and the home school must be completed for funds to be transferred to cover American University charges. The Consortium Agreement and additional information are on our web site. Contact the WCL Office of Financial Aid if you have questions. Degree Credit. Students may take no more than 7 credits. Students who wish to accelerate graduation by enrolling for summer courses must have permission from their home institutions.

Exam Information

Class Material Information

Arbitration Courses

Courses in English

May 31-June 3 Tuesday to Friday 6-9pm		Investor-State Arbitration (1 credit) Professor: Jean Kalicki Provides an overview of arbitration under Investment Treaties – including NAFTA (chapter 11) arbitration – and ICSID Arbitration of Disputes under Investment Treaties. The course will also address “hot topics” in Investor-State Arbitration including transparency and third party participation, denial of justice and resort to local courts, provisional measures, parallel proceedings and diplomatic protection, substantive issues in annulment proceedings, proposals for appeal mechanisms, and enforcement of awards.
May 31-June 3 Tuesday to Friday, 2-5pm		Nuts and Bolts of International Commercial Arbitration (1 credit) Loukas Mistelis and Lawrence Shore Provides a general overview of international commercial arbitration focusing on the following key issues: general explanation of the different institutions and rules of arbitration, institutional and ad-hoc arbitration, when to arbitrate and when to litigate, how to draft an arbitration clause.
June 6-9 Monday to Thursday 2-5pm		International Arbitration and Choice-of-Law Issues (1 credit) Professor: Horacio Grigera Naón Deals with practical aspects of choice-of-law problems in international arbitration cases concerning both the procedure and the merits.
June 6-9 Monday to Thursday 6-9pm		Contributions of the ICC Court of Arbitration to the Practice of International Commercial Arbitration (1 credit) Professor:Louis Kimmelman Guest Speakers: Ann Marie Whitesell, Dana MacGrath The course will address organization of the ICC Court and its Secretariat; main aspects of the ICC rules of Arbitration and, will analyze specific ICC cases to illustrate how procedural and substantive law issues are dealt with in practice in ICC arbitration.
June 13 -16 Monday-Thursday 6-9pm		Advanced Seminar: Practical Skills and Cross-Examination in International Arbitration (1 credit) Professors: Michael Jaffe and Jose Astigarraga Guest Speakers: Ronan J. McHugh Offers a practical view of the international arbitration process from the constitution of the arbitral tribunal to the preparation of the award. Lectures on key aspects of the process will be followed by role playing. Note: This course includes the Advanced Seminar: Cross-Examination in International Arbitration

Cursos En Español

Mayo 1 - Junio 3, 2011 Martes a viernes
2 pm-5pm

Arbitraje Comercial Internacional
(1 crédito)
Profesores: Horacio Grigera Naón y Claudia Frutos-Peterson

El curso tiene por objeto brindar una introducción general al arbitraje comercial internacional e incluye los siguientes temas: elementos básicos del arbitraje internacional, el acuerdo arbitral, cómo redactar una cláusula de arbitraje, el derecho aplicable, inicio del arbitraje, la constitución y organización del tribunal arbitral, imparcialidad e independencia de los árbitros, conducción del proceso, audiencias arbitrales y reconocimiento y ejecución de los laudos arbitrales.

Junio 6-9, 2011
Lunes a jueves
6pm-9pm

Arbitraje Inversionista-Estado
(1 crédito)
Profesores: Claudia Frutos-Peterson
Guest speaker: Gonzalo Flores

Durante este curso se tratarán aspectos fundamentales del arbitraje en el CIADI (Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias Relativas a Inversiones), se analizarán las cláusulas características de los Tratados Bilaterales de Inversión (BITs), interacción entre BITs y contratos, fork-in-the-road, negación de justicia, posibilidad de recurrir a los tribunales locales, medidas provisorias, procedimientos paralelos, protección diplomática y procedimiento de anulación. También se incluirán cuestiones relativas a la ley aplicable en casos de arbitraje de BITs y en el CIADI.

Junio 13-16, 2011
Lunes a jueves
6am-9pm

Seminario Avanzado: Aspectos Prácticos del Proceso Arbitral
(1 crédito)
Profesor: Eduardo Silva Romero and Fernando Mantilla-Serrano

El curso se basa en la utilización de casos hipotético y versa sobre el análisis de problemas típicos que se presentan en las audiencias arbitrales. Entre otros se tratarán los siguientes temas: marco legal general de los procedimientos aplicables en el Arbitraje Comercial Internacional, límite y alcance del principio de la autonomía de la voluntad de las partes, discreción del tribunal arbitral e instrumentos y métodos disponibles para obtener, presentar y evaluar pruebas. El curso requiere que los participantes se preparen para cumplir diferentes roles que serán asignados por el profesor. Un día será dedicado exclusivamente a la enseñanza de técnicas decontra-interrogatorio de testigos o cross-examination.