International Business Disputes - Fundamentals

DESCRIPTION

This course addresses fundamental issues arising in the practice of international business disputes. It will be devoted to issues of international jurisdiction and parallel proceedings arising before state courts, in particular under the Swiss PIL Act, Brussels Ia Regulation and Lugano Convention. The course will also address issues of jurisdiction and parallel proceedings arising before arbitral tribunals (in particular under the Swiss PIL Act and the New York Convention, but also including a comparative law analysis).