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MrPaul

Joined: 02 Jun 2009
Posts: 1
Arbitration
Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:52 AM
Hello!
I plan to take an LL.M in Arbitration..next year probably. Which one is best: the MIDS program (Geneva) or the Master in International Commercial Arbitration (Stockholm).
Thanks.
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DianaBerk

Joined: 19 Apr 2009
Posts: 6
Arbitration
Wed Jun 03, 2009 01:27 PM
It is a difficult question to answer but I think the MIDS is better. I also want to do an LLM in Arbitration next year and I will apply for the MIDS. The MICA is older and consequently is more famous. The MIDS is new (started this year) but I am sure it is going to be the best. I have talked with a lot of people and surfed on the internet, and the MIDS has the best professors of all over the world, the syllabus of the program is much more complete than the MICA one, it is located in one of the most important abrbitration centers of the world, etc.
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Lionel Hutz

Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Posts: 38
Arbitration
Wed Jun 03, 2009 06:11 PM
MIDS, no doubt!
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Scholarship

Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Posts: 70
Arbitration
Wed Jun 03, 2009 09:07 PM
MIDS
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piripicchio

Joined: 02 Mar 2009
Posts: 13
Arbitration
Thu Jun 04, 2009 02:13 PM
Well, I would say ICAL, by far and for a number of reasons:

(i) it is 8-year old, while the MIDS is new and, as such, a question mark;

(ii) it focuses on "international commercial arbitration", while with MIDS you are forced to study remotely-related subjects like International Trade or stuff like that;

(iii) the seriousness of the ICAL derives also from the fact that it is not customizable; you want to learn arbitration? This is it, everyone will get the same level of preparation;

(iv) the professors at Stockholm are great and exclusively dedicated to commercial arbitration while at MIDS you have about 30 speakers and you don't really know who your reference is;

(v) the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce administers more international commercial arbitration cases than Geneva;

(vi) it will allow you to work part-time during the second semester;

(vii) it will save you about 17,000 EURO!

(viii) it is MUCH more selective, also as a result of (i) and (vii) above;

I could go on... but I will stop this here. :-)

[Edited by piripicchio on 04 Jun 2009]
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