Dear Member of Young ICCA,

Young ICCA and the University of Miami School of Law are pleased to announce that a competition is now open for a full-tuition scholarship available to be awarded to a top Young ICCA member to attend Miami’s one-year postgraduate LLM program in international arbitration.

In this top LLM specialization in International Arbitration in the world, students will:

• Study with a small, select group of admitted students from around the world.
• Receive focused mentorship and personal attention and availability from preeminent arbitration scholars and practitioners.
• Take courses with Jan Paulsson, one of the leading international arbitration experts and Albert van den Berg, leading expert on the New York Arbitration convention.

Register to join us for an upcoming virtual chat on 31 January with Marike Paulsson to learn more about the program and this competitive scholarship opportunity.

International Graduate Law Programs | P.O. Box 248087
Coral Gables, FL 33124 | 305-284-5402

 

The application is open to law graduates from any jurisdiction who are Members of Young ICCA and who meet the academic and other criteria required by the University of Miami. The LLM may be taken up in the 2012-2013 or the 2013-2014 academic year.

Candidates will be required to write an essay (of 7,500 words/15 pages maximum) on one of the following topics:

• “The Past, Present and Future of International Arbitration and Adjudication”
• “Recent developments in ICSID arbitration – time to think about alternatives?”
• “How Do We Design for Legitimacy?”
• “Arbitrariness – Were the Swiss Wrong to Think They Were Wrong?

All essays are eligible for publication on the Young ICCA blog and/or Articles page and must be accompanied by a 500-word summary.

Online applications should be submitted through the University of Miami’s website by Friday 23 March 2012. For further information about the application process and required documents, please consult the University of Miami website.

The successful candidate will be announced by ICCA Member and University of Miami Professor, Albert Jan van den Berg, at the 21st ICCA Congress in Singapore on 10-13 June 2012.