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LAWS8019 - Dispute Resolution Processes and Law

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Project description

This final year unit draws together doctrinal, theoretical and practical knowledge and experience in the study of law through a focus on the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the Australian and international context. Students are encouraged to think critically about the ways that legal disputes are typically resolved and the extent to which developments in the ADR field have been integrated into legal practice and regulation. This unit consolidates student learning on the range of legal remedies available through a comparison of ADR processes including negotiation, mediation, arbitration and restorative justice. This unit also provides students with an opportunity to consolidate high level communication skills by providing simulated opportunities for legal negotiations and to further develop the discipline specific communication skills required in conflict resolution processes.

Year 2022

Location Australia

Organization Macquarie University

Project aims

Project outcome

1. Analyse and critique models of dispute resolution in the Australian and International legal context 2. Identify and critique the key theoretical and doctrinal differences in the application of dispute resolution frameworks 3. Apply high level communication skills to dispute resolution processes and distinguish the skills required for different models of dispute resolution 4. Identify and critically examine the strengths and weaknesses of different models of dispute resolution and appropriately apply the models to different types of disputes