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Part of International Law

International Arbitration

Resolving cross-border disputes before private tribunals.

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What this area covers

International arbitration lawyers represent companies and states in disputes decided by arbitral tribunals rather than national courts, under commercial contracts and investment treaties.

Typical legal work

  • Representing parties before arbitral tribunals
  • Enforcing and challenging awards
  • Drafting arbitration clauses

Where lawyers work

  • Law firms of every size
  • Arbitral institutions
  • Federal, state and local government

A setting is where you work; an area is what the work is about. The same area is practised in very different settings.

Schools with verified programs

A school is listed here only when its own website names a concentration, certificate, clinic, center or field placement in International Arbitration. Schools are in alphabetical order. The list is not a ranking, and a school that is absent may still teach the subject.

2 schools · 1 certificate · 1 center or institute

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Program types counted as evidence: clinics, certificates, concentrations and specializations, centers and institutes, externships and field placements. Joint degrees and advanced degrees are described under Degrees & program types.

Sources

These references informed what the area covers. The description above is PreLaw Advisor’s own and does not reproduce their text.

  1. 1.American Bar Association. International Law Section (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.
  2. 2.American Bar Association. Section of Dispute Resolution (opens in a new tab) Retrieved Sep 2026.

Description reviewed Sep 2026. Each school program links to the page it was verified against.

International Arbitration — areas of law · PreLaw Advisor