Dispute Resolution Methods
Module summary
This module will offer a unique and practical introduction to dispute resolution methods and will equip you with both theoretical and practical understandings of a topic of growing domestic and international significance.
In response to the need for cost-efficient, timely and appropriate dispute resolution, several methods have been developed taking proceedings outside the usual setting of the courtroom. This module will introduce the various forms of dispute resolution methods and analyse their place in modern society. Certain industries, such as the construction industry, use tools, specifically developed to cater for the particularities and needs of the industry. This module will explore and explain the current range of methods deployed in dispute resolution against the domestic and international legal framework.
Session titles
- Arbitration I: the arbitration proceedings
- Arbitration II: finality of awards and recognition and enforcement of awards
- Adjudication - construction adjudication
- Mediation
- Expert determination
- Mixed approaches
- Online dispute resolution I: e-commerce and online ODR
- Online dispute resolution II: virtual worlds and computer assisted ODR
- Back to the real world? : Computer assisted ODR - solving offline disputes online?
- Contemporary issues
Learning outcomes
By the end of this module you should have:
- A sound understanding of the domestic and international legal instruments used to regulate and deliver dispute resolution
- A firm substantive and practical understanding of dispute resolution methods, including the role of technology
- Developed written and oral skills, including the clear succinct expression of ideas
- Developed research skills and techniques in the field of dispute resolution
Assessment
5000-word essay (60%); assessed course work (20%); participation in online activity (20%).
