Course Description
The systemic analysis and design of dispute resolution processes, with a focus on large-scale and complex settings. Participants will survey various approaches to disputes, including facilitative, evaluative, transformative, and restorative practices. Topics will include problems of scale and methods for scaling the role of neutral parties.
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
Adv Dispute Resolution Systems
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in JURI 5731 or JURI 7731
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Undergraduate Prerequisite
JURI 5975/7975 or JURI 5975E/7975E or JURI 5736/7736 or JURI 5736E/7736E or permission of department
Graduate Prerequisite
JURI 5975/7975 or JURI 5975E/7975E or JURI 5736/7736 or JURI 5736E/7736E or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
To prepare students to design and analyze dispute resolution systems in a broad range of settings.
Topical Outline
The course will cover a broad range of advanced topics in dispute resolution systems design, including: - Systemic analysis of conflict - Approaches to complex disputes, including: - Facilitative - Evaluative - Transformative - Restorative - Scaling the role of the neutral - Case studies from areas such as corporations, healthcare, entrepreneurship, community organizations, higher education, bankruptcy cases, and post-disaster relief - Areas of active inquiry in the field, such as: - Remote participation technologies - Psychology - Conflict coaching - Neuroscience - Behavioral psychology - Attention - Social media - Evolving modes of discourse