S. International Arbitration in Latin America

Course Information

Course Number
L8127
Curriculum Level
Upperclass
Areas of Study
Civil Procedure, Litigation, and Dispute Resolution, International and Comparative Law
Type
Seminar

Section 001 Information

Instructor

Photo of Professor Alejandro Garro Alejandro M. Garro Senior Research Scholar in the Faculty of Law; Adjunct Professor of Law

Section Description

The primary purpose of this seminar is to introduce students to the fundamental principles of international commercial arbitration and, for those already familiar with its basic features, to focus on the law and practice of arbitration in selected Latin American jurisdictions. Although the arbitration issues to be discussed focus mainly on international business disputes between private parties, the four last session of the seminar will focus on the critical components of investment arbitration as it relates to Latin America. The seminar relies in part on individual or group oral presentations provided by seminar participants.

This seminar is taught in Spanish every other year, but it will be taught in English this Spring semester of 2024

School Year & Semester
Spring 2024
Location
JGH 602
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Wednesday
4:20 pm - 6:10 pm
Points
2
Method of Evaluation
Paper
J.D Writing Credit?
Minor (automatic)
LLM Writing Project
Automatic
Writing Credit Note
LLM Writing Project Automatic.

Learning Outcomes

Primary
  • Introduction to most significant features of the law and practice of international commercial arbitration in the context of Latin American legal systems.
Secondary
  • Introduce students to a comparative outlook of transnational civil procedure in light of Latin American law and practice on procedural and contract law.

Course Limitations

Instructor Pre-requisites
None
Instructor Co-Requisites
None
Requires Permission
No
Recommended Courses
International Litigation and International Arbitration
Other Limitations
None