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Dispute Resolution II: The Practice of Investment Arbitration continues the analysis of questions of dispute resolution/ arbitration developed in Dispute Resolution I: Investment Arbitration. It builds on information provided in that course (which students will have taken as part of the unitary curriculum) and focuses on disputes from the perspective of a practitioner of law.

Based on 7 seminars of circa 2 hours each, to be delivered through a mix of classroom and online teaching. 

Please refer to generic LLM entry requirements http://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/law/#/entryrequirements 

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(This course is offered AFTER students will have taken the course Dispute Resolution I: Investment Arbitration, which is part of the same programme.

Summative assessment through coursework (essay of 4,000 words) (100%)

In the framework of the LLM in International Investment Law and Arbitration, this course is complements the conceptually-focused analysis of the legal regime of investment arbitration with practical perspectives on the skills and strategies required for the effective resolution of disputes. The course contributes to attainments of the aims of the programme, viz. for students to

1. extend their critical understanding and knowledge of the workings of contemporary international investment protection in its legal and political context with a view to applying this knowledge to solving specific investment-related disputes and engaging in debates about a reform of the law;

2. enhance and deepen their professional skills through undertaking problem-focused enquiries and critical analyses relating to the role and place of international law in (a) protecting companies engaged in cross-border investment, and (b) ensuring the necessary regulatory space for States in relation to investment activities

3. advance and improve their employability capacity as international lawyers by developing their legal research, writing, and communication skills

Within that framework, its particular aim is to

4. enhance understanding of thepractical challenges faced by those involved in the resolution of investment-related disputes, incl. awareness of the roles of legal arguments played in that process.

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By the end of this course students will have developed and demonstrated knowledge and understanding, skills and other attributes as described below.

Knowledge and Understanding

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. apply theoretically-tested and practically sound approaches to the analysis of investment regulation and the resolution of investment-related disputes;

2. formulate sophisticated, historically contextualised, and critically-informed responses to pressing practical challenges confronting international investment protection, and the various ethical and professional questions for the international legal profession and decision-makers involved in cross-border investment and its regulation.

Subject-specific/practical skills

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. apply their knowledge of international investment law to concrete cases and situations;

2. identify and successfully articulate a range of policy responses and scenarios involving the interaction between State regulation, cross-border investment and international law;

3. effectively communicate research outcomes.

Intellectual skills

By the end of this course students will be able to

1. analyse and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources to appreciate their relative value and to achieve a more critically-informed and policy-oriented knowledge and understanding of international investment law, its historical trends, and structure;

2. evaluate the impact of legal claims oncomplex dispute resolution processes.

Transferable/key skills

By the end of this course students will be able to

1. communicate effectively in writing and orally;

2. take responsibility for their independent learning and continuing professional development;

3. work independently and in teams.

4. critically analyse ethical and professional issues involved in the practice of international law and governance;

5. employ research and information literacy skills at an advanced level, notably using IT applications and a range of primary and secondary sources

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.