LAW 7061E - Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution.

2 to 3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: LAW 7060.
Requirements: Limited enrollment.
Description
This is an elective course. An advanced study of the mechanisms that provide alternatives to litigation, with a focus on the design and development of dispute resolution systems within organizations and within other contexts. The course will examine the field of dispute systems design within its historical and legal contexts with a focus on potential advantages and disadvantages of these types of systems. Students will also be provided with a practical framework to apply dispute systems design and other advanced ADR concepts in specific situations and will study employment dispute resolution programs, consumer dispute resolution programs, early case assessment, and other conflict management trends.