Course Description
Introduces the law and practices of negotiation, mediation, and arbitration through in-class discussions and role-playing exercises that simulate the work of lawyers in these contexts.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate law students will not be doing any extra work beyond
that required of the Juris Doctor students. J.D. students are
post-baccalaureate students and the workload expected of them is
the same workload expected of post-baccalaureate graduate
students. Law students are professional students, not
undergraduate students. Graduate law students are primarily
international lawyers seeking expertise in the American legal
system. This expertise is gained through exposure to Juris
Doctor courses.
Athena Title
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in JURI 5735E or JURI 7735E
Non-Traditional Format
Each student will be graded on class participation in the role- playing exercises and on a paper submitted at the end of the semester.
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
To introduce students to the laws, principles, and practices of arbitration, negotiation, and mediation while providing guidance over the course of the semester on how to complete a publishable-quality paper on one of the topics addressed in class.
Topical Outline
a. The vanishing trial b. The rise of ADR c. Designing an arbitration system d. The practice of arbitration e. The laws of appealing arbitration awards f. Preparing to negotiate g. Negotiation ethics h. Preparing to mediate i. Mediation ethics