The Center on International Commercial Arbitration provides a high-level academic forum for exchanging ideas on salient issues and current developments in the field of arbitration. The Center offers an LL.M. in International Arbitration and Business Law, online certificate courses in commercial and investment arbitration, a Summer Institute, a聽Practical Seminar, and an introduction to international arbitration for judges. The Center also organizes two moot arbitration competitions, an Annual Lecture, and a bi-annual Symposium, besides other conferences and workshops.聽
The Center is directed by聽Horacio A. Grigera Na贸n, independent international arbitrator and former secretary general of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. The Center also benefits from the knowledge and strategic advice of a聽Board聽consisting of many of the most highly respected arbitrators and practitioners in the field.
SCHOLARSHIPS - Special Announcement! - Becas de Estudio
The 2024 OAS Scholarship call for expressions of interest is out! Learn more about the comprehensive scholarships for the LL.M. in International Arbitration and Business Law (in-residence and online) .聽Las becas de la OEA para la maestr铆a en arbitraje y derecho de los negocios, edici贸n 2024, est谩n publicadas. M谩s informaci贸n .
The 2024-25 LL.M. Moot Arbitraton Competition will have the oral rounds in Washington, D.C. between April 3 and 5, 2025. Contact us at arbitration@wcl.american.edu for more information and to register your team!
Washington, D.C., May 27 to June 20, 2025
Spend the month of June in Washington, D.C. among the most prominent arbitrators and counsel! The courses for the Summer Institute 2025 have been opened for registration. Choose between 12 individual courses, with the option of courses in English and Spanish.聽
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