Basel Winter Arbitration School is inviting applications!

The Basel Winter Arbitration School will take place on 5-10 February 2023 at the Law Faculty of the University of Basel, Switzerland’s oldest university.

The school will feature prominent arbitration practitioners and academics covering different types of public, private and hybrid arbitration, and will include speakers from international arbitration institutions headquartered in Switzerland and other countries.

The school’s interactive six-day programme aimed at young professionals will introduce participants to different types of arbitration as well as related practice development and career opportunities.

Ukrainian Arbitration Association will select two candidates to attend the Basel Winter Arbitration School. Please prepare a 150-word letter of motivation for this opportunity indicating whether you wish to attend the school in person or online, and sent it to info@arbitration.kiev.ua with ‘Basel Winter Arbitration School’ in the subject line. Please submit your application by 30 September 2022. You will be notified by the UAA team about the outcome by 7 October 2022. In total, two scholarships for Ukrainian nationals will be awarded – one for online and one for in-person participation.

The Winter School curriculum includes classes on:

procedural aspects of key international dispute resolution institutions, including Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), UNCLOS arbitration, The Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights, investor-state arbitration, international commercial arbitration, arbitration and mediation at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
transparency, digitalization, and diversity aspects of international dispute resolution
oral and written advocacy skills as well as careers in arbitration.

Confirmed faculty members include:

Prof. Anna Petrig, University of Basel
Prof. Yarik Kryvoi, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Ignacio de Castro, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre
Prof. Anne Peters, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law
Dr. iur. Dražen Petrović, Administrative Tribunal of International Labour Organisation
Judge Liesbeth Lijnzaad, International Tribunal Law of the Sea
Martin Doe, Senior Legal Counsel at Permanent Court of Arbitration
Dr. iur Christopher Boog, Schellenberg Wittmer

Learning at the Winter School will involve:

acquiring theoretical and practical arbitration skills in various fields of adjudication
gaining knowledge on key transversal topics and practical skills
networking opportunities with top academics, practitioners and international civil servants
better understanding of various career paths in international arbitration
exposure to novel teaching methods and a collection of teaching materials
certificate of attendance.

Read more and apply here.

How to become a member of Association?

Members of the Association can be an individual with a law degree, is a specialist in international commercial arbitration or have a professional interest in international commercial arbitration and share the goals and objectives of the Association. Read more

Basel Winter Arbitration School is inviting applications!

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