Concepts and Controversies in Dispute Resolution - JURD7463
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course focuses on critical examination of a small range of important and controversial topics in dispute resolution.
Students are encouraged to engage with and discuss a range of key academic works and policy documents, and to think about how theory can be reconciled with the practical realities of dispute resolution in Australia and internationally.
Main Topics
• The legal and policy framework of dispute resolution in Australia and internationally
• Dispute resolution, the doctrine of precedent, and ‘the shadow of the law’
• Cross-cultural perspectives on dispute resolution
• Power and neutrality in facilitative dispute resolution processes
• The development of ethical and professional regulation of dispute resolution
• Online dispute resolution
• Future trends in dispute resolution.
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.
Students are encouraged to engage with and discuss a range of key academic works and policy documents, and to think about how theory can be reconciled with the practical realities of dispute resolution in Australia and internationally.
Main Topics
• The legal and policy framework of dispute resolution in Australia and internationally
• Dispute resolution, the doctrine of precedent, and ‘the shadow of the law’
• Cross-cultural perspectives on dispute resolution
• Power and neutrality in facilitative dispute resolution processes
• The development of ethical and professional regulation of dispute resolution
• Online dispute resolution
• Future trends in dispute resolution.
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.
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