CERTIFIED OF ADVANCED STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DISPUTES
(CAS) - UNIL
Course taught by the University of Lausanne (UNIL)
Cross-border business disputes are increasing, but attorneys, judges and legal counsel are not always well-equipped for dealing with the particular features of international cases.
Several international study programs are devoted to this topic. The advantage of the University of Lausanne’s Certificate of Advanced Studies in International Business Disputes (CAS IBD) is that the program only stretches over a short period of time and can easily be reconciled with full-time professional activity. It provides useful practical insights, not only on a single mechanism of dispute resolution (such as international arbitration or litigation before state courts), but also on different aspects, techniques, and fields of international dispute resolution.
All courses are thought in English. Start dates: March 2023.
Mandatory courses:
International Business Disputes – Fundamentals
9-10 March 2023
International Litigation Advanced
30-31 March 2023
International Arbitration Advanced
25-26 May 2023
Most of the optional courses will be thought between March and July 2023. The exact dates will be made available on the website of the CAS IBD:
https://www.unil.ch/llm/home/menuinst/cas/cas-ibd.html
Price: 2.000 CHF
Price for legal interns (avvocati praticanti): 1.500 CHF
Entry requirements
Candidates eligible for admission to the CAS must:
a) hold a Bachelor of Law (BLaw), a Master of Law (Law) or another equivalent degree from a Swiss or foreign university, or
b) hold a Bachelor, a Master or another equivalent degree from a Swiss or foreign university, and demonstrate additional training in area relevant to the programme (law or resolution of international disputes), or
c) hold another title considered as equivalent by the Direction Committee.
Courses of CAS
All courses are also part of the study plan of the LL.M. in International Business Law at the University of Lausanne (60 ECTS). You will find there a more detailed description of the courses.
If the holder of a CAS IBD subsequently registers for the LL.M. Programme (which is subject to the LL.M. admissions requirements), the 10 ECTS of the CAS can be credited toward the LL.M. degree; in this case, however, the LL.M. degree certificate replaces the CAS, which must be returned to the Formation Continue UNIL-EPFL.
Most of the courses in the CAS IBD can also be taken individually.
Candidates are required to earn 10 ECTS credits. Course credit can be obtained over 10 days: six (6) days of mandatory courses (module 1) and four (4) days of optional courses (module 2). Registered students are also welcome to participate in additional optional courses, though this does not affect the overall number of CAS credits. During a final one-day session, registered students are evaluated based on a discussion of a (real or ficti- tious) case in a short paper and in-class presentation. Fiind more information about the study plan.
During a final one-day session, registered students are evaluated based on a discussion of a case in a short paper and in-class presentation.
The courses with an asterik (*) are not taught every year and will only be offered if they are selected by a sufficient number of participants.
Scientific committee
Prof. Andrea Bonomi - Unil
Prof. Eva Lein - Unil
Prof. Francesco Maiani – Unil
Prof. Andreas R. Ziegler – Unil
Teaching Staff
Prof. Stefania Bariatti – University of Milan
Prof. Sébastien Besson – University of Neuchatel
Prof. Vincent Brulhart (tbc) – Unil
Dr. Isabelle Fellrath – Swisslegal, Lausanne
Ms. Sandrine Giroud – Lavile, Geneva
Mr. Pierre-Yves Gunter – Bar & Karrer, Geneva
Prof. Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler – Geneva
Prof. Cristoph Kern – University of Heidelberg
Mr. Joachim Knoll – Lalive, Geneva
Prof. Alexander Layton, QC – Twenty Essex, London
Prof. Despina Mavromati – Until
Prof. Yuko Nishitani – Kyoto University
Dr. Elza Reymond – Sedlex, Lausanne
Prof. Antonio Rigozzi – University of Neuchatel
Prof. Linda Silberman – New York University
For more information
Contact Equilibrium ADR Firm, that will get in touch with UNIL (Université de Lausanne), at the following mail address: info@eschool-adr.eu
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