MVV50K VIS. ICA. Moot I

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ivan Cisár, Ph.D., LL.M. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Klára Drličková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Slavomír Halla, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Hülle, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Tereza Kyselovská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Klára Drličková, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV50K/01: Mon 27. 9. to Fri 17. 12. Thu 16:40–18:10 257
MVV50K/02: Mon 27. 9. to Fri 17. 12. Thu 18:15–19:45 257
MVV50K/03: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand the international commercial arbitration and law of obligations and their legal regulation (especially CISG and UNCITRAL Model Laws); work with the legal case in form of the arbitration file; analyse business case involving sales of goods and international commercial arbitration; make reasoned arguments on behalf of the involved parties; formulate his/her argumentation in form of legal memorandum.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the legal writing in English, formulating memorandum. 2. Factual analysis of the Problem. 3. Research 1. 4. Research 2. 5. Research 3. 6. Claimant's First Draft. 7. Claimant's Second Draft. 8. Claimant's Final Version. 9. Analysis of the delivered Claimant's Memorandum. 10. Respondent's First Draft. 12. Respondent's Second Draft. 13. Respondent's Final Version.
Literature
  • BRUNNER, Christoph. Force majeure and hardship under general contract principles : exemption for non-performance in international arbitration. Austin: Wolters Kluwer, 2009, xxxii, 589. ISBN 9789041127921. info
  • BORN, Gary. International commercial arbitration. Austin: Wolters Kluwer, 2009, xxxviii s. ISBN 9789041127594. info
  • MOSES, Margaret L. The principles and practice of international commercial arbitration. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, xviii, 340. ISBN 9780521866668. info
  • The Vis book : a participant's guide to the Willem C. Vis international commercial arbitration moot. Edited by Janet Walker. New York: Juris publishing, 2008, xiii, 132. ISBN 9781933833132. info
  • Arbitration insights : twenty years of the annual lecture of the School of International Arbitration, sponsored by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Edited by Julian D. M. Lew - Loukas A. Mistelis. Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International, 2007, xxvi, 506. ISBN 9041126066. info
  • HUBER, Peter and Alastair MULLIS. The CISG : a new textbook for students and practitioners. München: Sellier. European Law Publishers, 2007, xxiii, 408. ISBN 9783866530201. info
  • PARK, William W. Arbitration of international business disputes : studies in law and practice. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, cxii, 663. ISBN 0199286906. info
  • BORN, Gary. International arbitration and forum selection agreements: drafting and enforcing. 2nd ed. Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International, 2006, xiv, 333. ISBN 9041125280. info
  • VÁRADY, Tibor. Language and translation in international commercial arbitration : from the constitution of the arbitral tribunal through recogntion and enforcement proceedings. The Hague: T.M.C. Asser press, 2006, xvi, 308. ISBN 9067042331. info
  • BERGER, Klaus Peter. Private dispute resolution in international business : negotiation, mediation, arbitration. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2006, xxxiii, 63. ISBN 9041124993. info
  • TWEEDDALE, Andrew and Keren TWEEDDALE. Arbitration of commercial disputes : international and English law and practice. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, cxiv, 1190. ISBN 0199265402. info
  • Commentary on the UN convention on the international sale of goods (CISG). Edited by Peter Schlechtriem - Ingeborg H. Schwenzer. 2nd (English) ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, lxxxii, 11. ISBN 0199275181. info
  • KURKELA, Matti S. and Hannes SNELLMAN. Due process in international commercial arbitration. Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, 2005, xx, 485. ISBN 0379215047. info
  • BINDER, Peter. International commercial arbitration and conciliation in UNCITRAL model law jurisdictions. 2nd ed. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2005, xlvi, 550. ISBN 0421861207. info
  • JOSEPH, David. Jurisdiction and arbitration agreements and their enforcement. 1st ed. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2005, lxxvii, 58. ISBN 0421904801. info
  • REDFERN, Alan. Law and practice of international commercial arbitration. 4th ed. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2004, lviii, 613. ISBN 9780421892903. info
  • PETROCHILOS, Georgios C. Procedural law in international arbitration. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, cxli, 436. ISBN 0199249482. info
  • LEW, Julian D. M., Loukas A. MISTELIS and Stefan KRÖLL. Comparative international commercial arbitration. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2003, xxxv, 953. ISBN 9041115684. info
  • RUBINO-SAMMARTANO, Mauro. International arbitration law and practice. 2nd rev. ed. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2001, xxi, 1058. ISBN 9041114254. info
  • BORN, Gary. International commercial arbitration : commentary and materials. 2nd ed. Ardsley: Transnational Publishers, 2001, xxii, 1149. ISBN 1571051759. info
  • FOUCHARD, Philippe and Berthold GOLDMAN. Fouchard, Gaillard, Goldman on international commercial arbitration. Edited by Emmanuel Gaillard - John Savage. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 1999, xxxiii, 3,. ISBN 90-411-1025-9. info
  • PAULSSON, Jan. The freshfields guide to arbitration and ADR : clauses in international contracts. 2nd rev. ed. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 1999, xv, 175. ISBN 904111226X. info
  • LAZIĆ, Vesna. Insolvency proceedings and commercial arbitration. Austin: Wolters Kluwer, 1998, xiii, 381. ISBN 9041111158. info
Teaching methods
seminars - analysis of the legal problems, discussions over the research findings, feedback of the produced drafts intensive individual and collective preparation at home
Assessment methods
individual preparation, activity during seminars
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://compatition.law.muni.cz/moot
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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