Course

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.
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