NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, DELHI 8 June, 2011 SEMINAR COURSE ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION PROJECT TOPICS 1. 2. 3.

Emerging trends in International Commercial Arbitration Legal Theory of International Commercial Arbitration UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2010: A Comparative Analysis with UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration 4. 5. Enforcement of Foreign Arbitration Awards The recent IBA Rules (May 2010) on taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration 6. 7. 8. 9. A Comparative Analysis of Institutional Arbitration versus ad-hoc arbitration Online International Dispute Resolution with Case Studies Anti Arbitration Injunction in ICA Proceedings Legal Regime for International Commercial Arbitration proceedings in Asian Countries 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Jurisdiction and ethics issues in International Commercial Arbitrations. The choice of law concerns in an international commercial arbitration. International commercial arbitration versus litigation in courts Effective drafting of international commercial arbitration clauses Governing Law and Dispute Resolution Clauses Ascertaining the content of applicable law in international commercial arbitration Lis Pendens and on Res Judicata in International Commercial Arbitration Cultural barriers in business terminology, practices and International Commercial Arbitration when negotiating and conducting business overseas. 18. 19. Development of international investment arbitration The Role of New York Convention in development of International Commercial Arbitration 20. 21. Domain name dispute resolution procedures Should India become a party to ICSID: Impact on development of International Commercial Arbitration in India

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Intellectual Property Law Dispute Settlement on the Edge of International Commercial Arbitration

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Designating the appropriate forum - how to accurately pinpoint which forums will provide fair and reliable outcomes

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Minimizing potential risks by proceeding under a bilateral or multilateral treaty instead of a contract

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Exploring circumstances in which non-signatories may be brought into or join the arbitration.

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Oil and Gas Dispute Resolution: Issues and Concerns The advent of International Arbitral Institutions in India: Impact on Indias Arbitration Practices.

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Confidentiality in International Arbitration: Can you keep a secret? Developing Best Practice in International Arbitration: Witness Statements Role of practitioners in international arbitration The law applicable to the extension of arbitration agreements to third parties Insolvency and Arbitration: Conflict of Laws questions The laws applicable to interim measures in International Commercial Arbitrations Conflict of Laws in International Arbitration An Overview Future Challenges in International Commercial Arbitration: Progress and Pitfalls Judicial Intervention and the Role of Local Courts in International Commercial Arbitration

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Issues of Independence and Impartiality in International Commercial Arbitration Judicial Supervision in International Commercial Arbitration -- Lessons Bhatia International Case

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Current Issues in Promoting International Commercial Arbitration in SAARC Countries Impact of Different approaches adversarial and inquisitorial processes on International Commercial Arbitration

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