Department: Master of Construction Law and Dispute Resolutions
Module Description: The aim of the module is to provide the students with a critical understanding and knowledge of further aspects of the legal implications of construction projects, with special focus on the structuring of projects and contemporary issues. In taking this course, students will acquire a critical understanding of contemporary legal issues in the construction filed including legal aspects of project procurement, new methods of public infrastructure procurement, bonds and guarantees, sustainable built, environmental protection, and the role of international investment treaties as instruments of managing risks international construction projects.
M Grose, Construction Law in the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf (Wiley Blackwell, 2016).
E Baker, B Mellors, S Chalmers, Lavers A, FIDIC Contracts: Law and Practice (Routledge, 2009).
KiranFano, "Building Bridges in Investor-State Arbitration: International Construction Projects and the Protection of contractual obligations under Bilateral Investment Treaties in a post-Brexit world”, International Construction Law Review (2021) 284 Request PDF
Roxana Vornicu & Paolo E. Giana, “Pursuing Zero Carbon Targets through collaborative construction procurement and contracting”, International Construction Law Review (2020) 410 Request PDF
L Klee, International Construction Contract Law (2nd edn, Wiley-Blackwell, 2018).
J Bailey, Construction Law (3rd ed., Routledge, 2020).
A V Jaeger and G S Hok, FIDIC - A Guide for Practitioners (Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010)
W Godwin, International Construction Contracts: A Handbook (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013).
K V Thai (ed), Global Public Procurement Theories and Practices (Springer International Publishing, 2017)
W J McConnell, Fundamentals of Construction Claims: A 9-Step Guide for General Contractors, Subcontractors, Architects, Engineers, and Owners (Wiley, 2022)
Randall Walker & Jay Randhawa, “The Resolution of Construction Claims through Investor-State Dspute Settlement: Alternative opportunities for relief for International Contractors”, International Construction Law Review (2019) 255 Request PDF
Frederic Gillion & Leonardo Carpentier, “Construction Arbitration and BITs: Is there a future for Intra-EU Investment Arbitration” International Construction Law Review (2018) 167 Request PDF
J Adriaanse, Construction Contract Law (4th edn., Palgrave Macmillan,2016).
N G Bunni, The FIDIC Forms of Contract (3rd edn, Blackwell Science, 2005).
S Furst, Keating on Construction Contracts (9th edn, Sweet & Maxwell, 2012).
K Pickavance, Delay and disruption in construction contracts (4th edn, LLP, 2010).
R Wilmot-Smith, Construction Contracts: Law and Practice (2nd edn, Oxford University Press, 2010).
N G Bunni, Risk and Insurance in Construction (2nd edn, Spon Press, 2003).
Chris Skeggs, “Project Partnering in the International Construction Industry,” International Construction Law Review (2003) 456 Request PDF
Douglas Jones, “Project Alliances”, International Construction Law Review (2001) 411 Request PDF
