The Winter Academy on “International Arbitration”, organised by Luiss School of Law in conjunction with the Centre for International Dispute Settlement (CIDS) in Geneva, provides advanced instruction on key issues in international commercial and investment arbitration by some of the leading practitioners in the world, as well as important insights on careers in this sector and focused networking opportunities. 

Each session with the ten invited arbitration partners at international law firms begins with an interview with Prof. Douglas to explore the partner’s career path and to elicit that partner’s insights on the qualities and qualifications that are important for an associate in an international arbitration practice. The interview concludes with an insider’s view on the hiring process at the partner’s law firm and then a question-and-answer session with the audience. Following the interview, the invited partner provides an in-depth analysis of a particular topic in international arbitration with an emphasis on how the issues discussed play out in actual cases.  

The objective is to provide a practical account of the topic which goes beyond what can be derived from academic texts. 

There are also presentations by legal counsel at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). 

In addition to the formal program, there are two cocktail events in the evenings hosted by law firms as well as a gala dinner. 

The course will be held in person at Luiss University. 

Course grading: full participation is required to obtain the credits, and assessment is in the form of a pass/fail written paper on one of the topics covered on the syllabus. 

For more information and to register, click here.