Dispute Resolution Tutorials and Lectures EXAM NOTES

Week 1: Introduction and the contemporary importance of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Week 2: Introduction to ADR and the Spectrum of Dispute Resolution Forums Week 3: Negotiation Week 4: Communication skills for dispute resolution practitioners Week 5: Mediation Week 6: Conciliation and Arbitration Week 7: International Commercial Arbitration Week 8: Mental Health and the Law Week 9: Advocacy and dispute resolution Week 10: Exam information lecture Week 11: Lawyers as Managers and Resolvers of Conflicts and Disputes Week 12: Dispute Resolution and Psychology Week 13: Ethics and Dispute Resolution Week 1 The importance of non-adversarial approaches to legal practice and advocacy. Appreciating the value of, but also taking a critical perspective of, the adversarial legal system. Supporting the development of your emerging sense of a positive professional legal identity ‘ADR is an umbrella term for processes, other than judicial determination, in which an impartial person assists those in a dispute to resolve the issues between them. ADR is commonly used as an abbreviation for alternative dispute resolution, but can also be used to mean assisted or appropriate dispute resolution. Some also use the term ADR to include approaches that enable parties to prevent or manage their own disputes without outside assistance.’ (NADRAC, 2003, p. 4)  Negotiation  Mediation  Conciliation  Case appraisal  Arbitration  Litigation