Efficient dispute settlement can often be better achieved through arbitration, (domestic and international) regimes rather than through traditional domestic law based judicial proceedings. As international trade and commerce is growing, the use of international arbitration is growing too. At the domestic level also businesses are using arbitration as a means to settle their dispute.??In this course, you will learn about the institutional and substantive side of domestic and international commercial arbitration, how arbitration (domestic and international) is conducted,?relevant procedural framework (jurisdiction, composition tribunal, hearing), determination of the applicable substantive law, and enforcement of arbitration awards domestically and across the border. You will also learn the effect of local culture and policy on arbitration. This course will encourage you to critically reflect and evaluate the current trends in arbitration from the perspective of its initial underpinning philosophy as an alternative method of resolving disputes