LA4034 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Law Office

The subject provides a conceptual overview of the functions of arbitration, conciliation and mediation as modes of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for public and private disputes. An introduction to competing modes of conflict analysis is provided. The statutory regimes and practices in which ADR is embedded in public and private international law and in Australian Federal and State law are examined. Comparisons are made with ADR regimes in Canada, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand where relevant.

Learning Outcomes

• analyse the different modes of ADR in comparative, historical and public policy terms;
• enable students to critique theories of ADR, conflict analysis, legal and non-legal processes relating to resolution of complex forms of conflict in different contexts and under different statutory regimes;
• enable students to understand the functions of court-ordered mediation as part of the litigation process;
• enable students to understand the nature of conflicts and to evaluate the utility of ADR as an adjunct or alternative to the litigation process for settling disputes;
• understand the specific modes of Alternative Dispute Resolution operating in Australia and how and why they have evolved.

Prerequisites:

LA1101 and LA1102 and LA1103 and LA1104

Availabilities
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 11
Census Date 14-Dec-2007
Face to face teaching (Teaching over three 2 day periods in December)
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); essays (30%); assignments (20%).
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.
Cairns, Limited, Study Period 11
Census Date 14-Dec-2007
Face to face teaching (Teaching over three 2 day periods in December)
Coord/Lect:	jc143687.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); essays (30%); assignments (20%).
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

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