New program at Sciences Po Law School

LLM IN TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION & DISPUTE SETTLEMENT

The LLM in Transnational Arbitration & Dispute Settlement offered by Sciences Po Law School (SPLS) is a one-year, intensive and full-time programme, entirely taught in English. Its aim is to prepare students to act before the extraordinary variety of tribunals and courts that exist worldwide.

«This is a long-awaited LLM programme in which students will have the opportunity to learn the theory and practice of transnational arbitration, and dispute settlement in general, in the most important arbitration venue in the world, while being taught by several of the most prominent scholars and practitioners.»

Diego P. Fernández Arroyo
Professor at Sciences Po.
Director of the LLM Programme.

 

WHY STUDY ARBITRATION IN PARIS?

• One of the most attractive and important international arbitration venues worldwide thanks to the presence of the International Chamber of Commerce’s Court of International Arbitration.
• The most important law firms specialized in international arbitration and many of the most renowned specialists are based in Paris.

WHY STUDY ARBITRATION AT SCIENCES PO LAW SCHOOL?

• Founded nearly 150 years ago, Sciences Po stands out as a world-class university with internationally-recognised degrees and research, a multicultural community and a worldwide network of partners.
• SPLS has developed a strong reputation in matters related to international economic law, with a particular focus on all mechanisms of international dispute settlement.
• SPLS’s teams excel in international moot competitions around the world and SPLS has been organising its own international moot competition for 12 years.
• Many international arbitration related activities are organised every year with the participation of the most outstanding specialists from all over the world.

WHAT WILL YOU STUDY IN THIS LLM?

• Transnational arbitration in all its forms.
• Theoretical and practical aspects of arbitration and dispute settlement.
• Combining “procedural” and “substantial” insights.
• SPLS’s teams excel in international moot competitions around the world and SPLS has been organising its own international moot competition for 12 years.
• Many international arbitration related activities are organised every year with the participation of the most outstanding specialists from all over the world.

TEACHING IN THE LLM IN TRANSNATIONAL ARBITRATION & DISPUTE SETTLEMENT

Emmanuel Gaillard
Emeritus Professor at Sciences Po; Partner, Shearman & Sterling’s.
Inaugural Lecture: Coordination and chaos in International commercial arbitration.

 

 

Gary B. Born
Chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group; Partner, WilmerHale.
Course: Transnational commercial arbitration.

 

 

Alain Pellet
Emeritus Professor, University Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense.
Course: Public international law issues in international litigation.

 

 

George A. Bermann
Professor at Columbia Law School.
Course: International and transnational litigation.

 

 

Horatia Muir Watt
Professor at Sciences Po.
Course: Global conflict of laws and governance.

 

 

Franco Ferrari
Professor at New York University.
Course: International sales law and dispute resolution.

 

 

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

Emmanuel Gaillard, Emeritus Professor at Sciences Po (Chairman); George A. Bermann, Professor at Columbia University, Affiliated with Sciences Po; Andrea Bjorklund, Professor at McGill University; Gary B. Born, President of the SIAC Court of Arbitration; Franco Ferrari, Professor at New York University; Maurice Kamto, Professor at Yaoundé II University; Pierre Mayer, Emeritus Professor at Paris I University; Alexis Mourre, President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration; Horatia Muir Watt, Professor at Sciences Po; Alain Pellet, Emeritus Professor at the University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense; Mónica Pinto, Dean and Professor at Buenos Aires University; Emmanuelle Tourme-Jouannet, Professor at Sciences Po.

PRACTITIONERS CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

Rodman Bundy, Greg Falkof and Wesley Pydiamah, Eversheds; Carine Dupeyron, Darrois, Villey, Maillot, Brochier; Simon Greenberg and Karolina Rozycka, Clifford Chance; Laurent Gouiffès, Hogan Lovells; Maude Lebois, Shearman & Sterling; Carole Malinvaud, Gide Loyrette Nouel; Fernando Mantilla Serrano, Latham & Watkins; Isabelle Michou, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan; Charles Nairac, Elizabeth Oger-Gross, Christophe von Krause and Nicolas Bouchardie, White & Case; Tim Portwood, Bredin Prat; Eduardo Silva Romero, Dechert; Roland Ziadé and Christian Albanesi, Linklaters.

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