Denmark arbitration course · Deck 1 of 8
Arbitration Clauses Are Not Boilerplate
Why the dispute resolution clause is the operating system of the contract.
Validity — Enforceability — Digital Resilience
Learning outcomes
- Identify why arbitration clauses are not standard boilerplate.
- Understand how weak wording creates jurisdictional disputes.
- Explain why dispute architecture must be drafted before conflict starts.
Teaching outline
- Dispute resolution as contract infrastructure
- Why copy-paste arbitration wording fails in cross-border deals
- Common drafting gaps: scope, seat, institution and language
- When courts refuse to refer parties to arbitration
- Classroom exercise: classify weak vs workable clause fragments
Educational material for teaching international commercial arbitration and contract drafting. Not legal advice.