The first of its kind in the region, this qualification program offered by the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration Academy and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to manage international commercial arbitration cases and write awards. 

Module 1: Law, Practice, and Procedure of International Arbitration

This module focuses on providing candidates with knowledge of the principles and practice of international arbitration. It is the ideal starting point for anyone who wants to get started in arbitration or who is involved in arbitration cases as a party, representative of a party, witness, or expert. 

Objective

To understand international arbitration procedures and be able to employ legislation and regulations based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. 

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Module 2: The Law of Obligations

If you want to expand your legal knowledge and have never studied law, this Module gives you an understanding of the principles of the law of obligations governing commercial contracts and the disputes that arise from them. This Module is also appropriate for anyone involved in commercial dispute resolution or interested in becoming a qualified arbitrator, member of an arbitral tribunal, or a mediator in commercial disputes.

Objective

To understand the principles of the law of tort and contract law, in both common law and civil law, and their relationship to the emergence and resolution of disputes.

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Module 3: Evidence, Decision-Making, and Award Writing

This Module addresses the issues that must be decided in an arbitration case; how submissions, documents, and evidence presented by the parties are handled and evaluated, and how the provisions of the law are applied to them; and arriving at a conclusion and drafting an arbitral award.

Objective

For the candidate to acquire the skills to consider, understand, and evaluate evidence; analyse testimony and evidence; come to a conclusion; and draft a final, reasoned, and enforceable arbitral award in accordance with the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration.

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