COURSE OUTLINE IN INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION LAW
AU Summer University 2015
Course value / - 10 ECTSPeriod / - Summer 2015
Number of teaching hours / - 48 hours in total
Length / - 22 July – 14 August 2015
Structure / - Lectures and Case Studies (three sessions per week, each session comprising 4 hours; first week – two sessions of 4 hours each);
- Participants’ presentations (3 hours)
- Mock Arbitration Hearing (4 hours for presentation plus 4 hours for preparation)
- Q &A Session (4 hours)
- See the allocation of the teaching sessions below for more information
Students / - 27 students
Assessment / - Oral exam at the end of the course
- Lecturers may give home assignments or presentations (not graded)
Lecturers / - Dimitar Kondev, AU
- Jakob B. Sørensen, Holst, Advokater
- Prof. Torsten Iversen, AU (mock arbitration hearing)
- Prof. René Henschel, AU
- Marta Andrecka, AU
Literature / - Axel-Volkmar Jaeger and Götz-Sebastian Hök,FIDIC: A Guide for Practitioners, New York: Springer, 2009
- Additional reading material will be uploaded on Blackboard or will be handed out and referred to during the course.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Week / Subject / Reading (reference to the book) / LecturerWeek 1 / INTRODUCTION, LEGAL SYSTEMS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FORM AGREEMENTS
Lecture – 4h (09:00 – 13:00)
22 July 2015, Wednesday / - General introduction to the course
- Introduction to international construction projects
- Legal systems
- Conflict of Laws
- Development Stages
- Public Procurement / Chapters 1-3
Pages 1-79 / Dimitar Kondev
(09:00 – 12:00)
Marta Andrecka
(12:00-13:00)
Lecture + Case Studies – 4h (09:00 – 13:00)
24 July 2015, Friday / - Common Delivery Methods
- International Standard Form Construction Agreements
- Understanding FIDIC Conditions of Contract
- FIDIC Contract Documents / Chapter 5-7
Pages 83-176 / Jakob Sørensen
Week 2 / PARTIES’ OBLIGATIONS, ENGINEER, VARIATIONS, CERTIFICATES, DEFECTS
Lecture + Case Studies – 4h (09:00 – 13:00)
27 July 2015, Monday / - Employer’s Obligations
- Contractor’s Obligations
- Design Responsibility / Chapters 8-10
Pages 177-219 / Dimitar Kondev
Lecture + Case Studies – 4h (09:00 – 13:00)
29 July 2015, Wednesday / - Role of the Engineer
- Construction Contracts and Contract Management
- Time for Completion
- Variations / Chapter 11-13
Pages 221-281 / Dimitar Kondev
(09:00-10:00, 11:00-13:00)
René Henschel (10:00-11:00)
Lecture + Case Studies – 4h (09:00 – 13:00)
31 July 2015, Friday / - Tests
- Certificates
- Defects Notification Period and Defects Liability / Chapter 14-16
283-315 / Dimitar Kondev
Week 3 / TERMINATION, RISK, CLAIMS AND DISPUTES, DISPUTE ADJUDICATION, ARBITRATION
Lecture + Case Studies – 4h
(09:00 – 13:00)
03 August 2015, Monday / - Termination
- Risk and Insurance
- Securities / Chapters 17-20
Pages 317-356 / Jakob Sørensen
Lecture + Case Studies – 4h (09:00 – 13:00)
05 August 2015, Wednesday / - Discharge, Frustration and Force Majeure
- Claim Management
- Disputes
- Dispute Adjudication Boards and Arbitration / Chapters 21-22
Pages 357-416 / Dimitar Kondev
Lecture + Case Studies – 4h (09:00 – 13:00)
07 August 2015, Friday / - Disputes
- Dispute Adjudication Boards and Arbitration / Chapters 21-22
Pages 357-416 / Dimitar Kondev
Week 4 / MOCK HEARING
Lecture + Case Studies – 4h (09:00 – 13:00)
10 August 2015, Monday / - Effect of Governing Law
- Participants’ presentations on specific topics (group work required, topics to be announced) / Materials to be uploaded on Blackboard / Dimitar Kondev
Course Participants
Discussion – 4 h (09:00 – 13:00)
11 August 2015, Tuesday / - Mock Arbitration Hearing – preparation / NA / Dimitar Kondev
Mock Hearing – 4h (09:00 – 13:00)
13 August, Thursday / - Mock Arbitration Hearing / NA / Torsten Iversen
René Henschel
Dimitar Kondev
Q & A Session – 4h (09:00 – 13:00)
14 August 2015, Friday / - Q & A Session
- Closing Remarks / NA / Dimitar Kondev