LME3701
Assignment 2
Semester 2 2025
Due September 2025
,LME3701
Assignment 2
Semester 2 2025
DUE September 2025
Table of Contents
Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 3
1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 4
2.0 HISTORICAL APPROACH ........................................................................................ 6
2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Early Informal and Customary Dispute Resolution ................................................ 6
2.3 Statutory Origins: The Arbitration Act of 1965 ....................................................... 7
2.4 Post-1994 Constitutional Era and Judicial Reform ................................................. 7
2.5 Law Reform and Specialised Courts ...................................................................... 8
2.6 Challenges in Historical Development ................................................................... 8
2.7 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 8
3.0 COMPARATIVE APPROACH ................................................................................... 9
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 9
3.2 Constitutional Foundations .................................................................................... 9
3.3 Statutory and Legislative Frameworks ................................................................. 10
3.4 Judicial Practice and Court-Annexed Mediation .................................................. 10
3.5 Institutional Support and Specialised Mechanisms .............................................. 10
, 3.6 Reform Initiatives and Future Directions .............................................................. 11
3.7 Comparative Observations .................................................................................. 11
3.8 Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 12
4.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT ........................................................................................ 13
5.0 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ...................................................................................... 14
6.0 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................... 15
7.0 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY............................................................................ 16
8.0 LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................... 17
9.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ............................................................................... 18
10.0 EXPECTED OUTCOMES ..................................................................................... 19
11.0 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................... 20
12.0 REFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 21
Assignment 2
Semester 2 2025
Due September 2025
,LME3701
Assignment 2
Semester 2 2025
DUE September 2025
Table of Contents
Abstract ........................................................................................................................... 3
1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 4
2.0 HISTORICAL APPROACH ........................................................................................ 6
2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Early Informal and Customary Dispute Resolution ................................................ 6
2.3 Statutory Origins: The Arbitration Act of 1965 ....................................................... 7
2.4 Post-1994 Constitutional Era and Judicial Reform ................................................. 7
2.5 Law Reform and Specialised Courts ...................................................................... 8
2.6 Challenges in Historical Development ................................................................... 8
2.7 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 8
3.0 COMPARATIVE APPROACH ................................................................................... 9
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 9
3.2 Constitutional Foundations .................................................................................... 9
3.3 Statutory and Legislative Frameworks ................................................................. 10
3.4 Judicial Practice and Court-Annexed Mediation .................................................. 10
3.5 Institutional Support and Specialised Mechanisms .............................................. 10
, 3.6 Reform Initiatives and Future Directions .............................................................. 11
3.7 Comparative Observations .................................................................................. 11
3.8 Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 12
4.0 PROBLEM STATEMENT ........................................................................................ 13
5.0 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ...................................................................................... 14
6.0 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................... 15
7.0 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY............................................................................ 16
8.0 LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................... 17
9.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ............................................................................... 18
10.0 EXPECTED OUTCOMES ..................................................................................... 19
11.0 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................... 20
12.0 REFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 21
