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Describe the primary alternative approaches to reviewing arbitration awards, and discuss ways those alternatives might be more or less desirable than the approach taken in Fidelity Management SA v Myriad International Holdings?

Suggest a specific arbitration clause that can be incorporated into an international trade contract, explaining clearly why each element of the clause should be included. Also identify potential problems that should be avoided when selecting language for the clause.

What does Andrew Spalding, in his article “Unwitting Sanctions”, argue is problematic about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

Law Student Life Series: How to get a First Class Law Degree

“The ICJ is not truly a court. While its judgments may technically be enforceable, no State expects enforcement to actually happen. It is, instead, best understood as a forum for the mediation of State-State disputes.” Critically discuss.

Critically discuss, with reference to the international conventions and domestic laws addressed in class or in the assigned readings, how the United Nations Convention Against Corruption has improved on previous approaches to the regulation of international corruption, and how might it nonetheless still itself be improved.