Guest lectures
The winter semester features a weekly guest lecture delivered by renowned German and international law professors and experienced practitioners within the fields of international investment and commercial law, and international dispute resolution.
During the 2019/2020 academic year the IDR LL.M. hosted distinguished scholars and practitioners including amongst others:
Prof. Dr. Christian Borris
on "Influence of Anglo-Saxon Procedure in International Arbitration"
Prof. Dr. Siegfried H. Elsing
on "IP Law and Arbitration"
Prof. Dr. Richard Kreindler
on "Allegations and Suspicions of Corruption - Challenges for the International Arbitral Tribunal"
Prof. Dr. Moti Mordehai Mironi
on "Political Mediation"
Prof. Dr. Fabricio Polido
on "The Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments of 2019 and the Global Warming of (Inter-) National Commercial Courts"
Prof. Dr. Klaus Sachs
on "Efficiency in Arbitration: Tools and Techniques for Effective Proceedings"
Prof. Dr. Rolf Trittmann
on "Fact-Finding Process in International Arbitration"
Prof. Hilmar Raeschke-Kessler
on "Enforcement of Arbitral Awards under Investment Treaties"
Dr. Patricia Nacimiento
on "International Dispute Resolution in the Energy Sector"
Dr. Wolf H. von Bernuth
on "Arbitration of Cross-Border M&A Disputes"
Dr. Ula Cartwright-Finch
on "Psychology of Decision-Making" and "Psychology of the Advocate"
Dr. Tom Christopher Pröstler, LL.M. (Sydney)
on "Dispute Resolution: Made in Germany"
Dr. David Quinke
on "Joint Venture Disputes"
Dr. Anke C. Sessler
on "Ensuring Efficient Arbitral Proceedings: Practitioner’s View on what is in the In-House Lawyer, Counsel and Arbitrator’s Toolbox"
Claire de Tassigny Schütze
on "Investor-State Arbitration - Practice and Procedure"
Silke Elrifai
on "Arbitration and Blockchain"
Christopher Lau SC
on "Bridging the Gap: The impact of Culture on the International Arbitral Process"