Course Description
Alternative Dispute Resolution | L4060
The course examines a full range of contemporary dispute resolution processes: negotiation, mediation, arbitration and formal litigation. Conceptual and functional similarities and distinctions between these processes are explored. Additionally, the processes' impacts upon disputants, role of the lawyer, the legal system, and social order in general are reviewed.
Prerequisites: None
Credit Hours: 3
ULW: This course does not satisfy the Upper Level Writing requirement (ULW)