This project will assess the effectiveness of the mechanisms used to resolve human rights complaints in Australia - conciliation, mediation and litigation.
This course provides an introduction to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and an overview of ADR processes including negotiation, mediation, conciliation, case appraisal and arbitration.
The course will provide an overview of the system of public international law and the major international institutions and their role in dispute settlement, before considering various forms of dispute settlement in greater detail.
The course will seek to develop practical mediation, dispute resolution and conflict management skills. It will provide an analysis of the framework, principles and values of mediation and other associated methods of dispute resolution.
This course deals in depth with the process of international commercial arbitration, which is one of the major growth areas of legal practice and the most widely used dispute resolution method in international business.