Joshua Karton, Queen's University

Research

arbitration legal theory contract law law reform

Latest funding

Contracts All the Way Down: A Contractarian Theory of Arbitration
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$41,896
An Exploration of the International Arbitrator's Duty to Apply the Law
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$54,300

All 2 grants and awards

Contracts All the Way Down: A Contractarian Theory of Arbitration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Karton, Joshua D.H.

Keywords: arbitration; legal theory; contract law; law reform

$41,896

An Exploration of the International Arbitrator's Duty to Apply the Law

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Karton, Joshua D.H.

$54,300

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: arbitration Dear Professor Karton, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on arbitration connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Contracts All the Way Down: A Contractarian Theory of Arbitration" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]