When it comes to international maritime arbitration, they require proficiency in the law, practice and procedure of international commercial / maritime arbitration in applying for MCIArb status, and competence in the law of obligations, plus evidence, decision making and the award writing of interna
What are the entry requirements?
English language competence - CIArb training and assessment is carried out in English. It is
therefore essential that candidates are proficient in both written and spoken English. Where
English is not a candidate’s first language it is recommended that they have achieved a standard
that is, as a minimum, equivalent to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
level 7 or a score of 94-101 in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) system. CIArb
issues this advice as a guideline and, while it will not require any evidence of this standard
prior to enrolment on a course, candidates who do not have this standard of English may be
disadvantaged.
What are the learning outcomes?
On successful completion of the Diploma candidates will be able to:
The course is divided into three parts.
Part 1 Law, Practice and Procedure of International Maritime Arbitration: students receive training during the 9 days of the Diploma. They have to submit 300-word dissertation proposal two weeks in advance of the 9 days of training, and two months after the training, have to submit a 4,000 dissertation (80% of Part 1 Mark). They also have to submit two 1000-word assignments during the 9 days of training (worth 10% of the Part 1 Marks each).
Part 2 Law of Obligations: The Diploma in International Maritime Arbitration aims at preparing candidates for FCIArb which is a mark of proficiency in dealing with evidence, decision making and award writing in international maritime arbitration. As the law of obligations provides an essential framework for this, candidates are required to show expertise in it. On the diploma, this is done via an online exemption test on the common law and civil law of contract and tort.
Students will be sent a link to the online multiple-choice test on the civil and common law of tort and contract. 30 questions will need to be answered within 90 minutes, with a pass mark of +70%, and this will need to be sat and passed before the Part 3, Evidence and Award Writing exam.
Part 3 Evidence and Award Writing: students will receive training during the 9 days of the Diploma on how to handle evidence and write awards, and will have to take a 4 hour Award Writing Exam three months after the Diploma.
The course is scheduled over 9 days.
For a copy of the programme, please email education@ciarb.org
Upon successful registration on the course, candidates will receive confirmation that they are booked on the course.
Joining instructions and course materials will be made available on LearnADR.
No additional courses are unlocked by this course
No additional Membership Grades are unlocked by this course