Arbitration and other Adjudicative Processes

LSLW 553-01

Fall 2005 - DI333 - 6:30-9:10 PM

  1. All reading and written assignments must be completed prior to the class in which they are due.
  2. Attendance is mandatory. Students are responsible for keeping current with the assignments. The professor is not responsible for keeping students current.
  3. Class participation is encouraged and will be rewarded academically.
  4. All assignments must be each student's workproduct.
  5. Readings will be from the text, cyberspace, or handouts.
  6. Graduate students will have more rigorous assignments and grading.
Midterm Examination 30%
Final Examination 30%
Classroom Participation 20%
Assignments 20%

 DATE  ASSIGNMENT  NOTES
 1.20.05 Introduction to Arbitration and its ADR context  E: Ch 1, 19; Consumer Attitudes ; National Arbitration Center
1.27.05 Arbitration's Legal Status: Public vs. Private, State vs. Federal, National vs. International  E: Ch 2, 3; ICJ; WIPO ; ICCA; Interarb ; NJSA 34:13A-7 ; New Jersey Arbitration and Mediation; 9 USCS § 3 (2002);
2.03.05 The ArbitrationTribunal  E: Ch 4 ; EUROPEAN ARBITRATION; New Jersey Employment Arbitration; Revisions of the UAA
2.10.05 Grievances and beginning arbitration  E: Ch 5 - Choose paper topics
2.17.05 Determining Arbitrability and Evidence  E: Ch 6, 8
2.24.05 Arbitration Procedures/techniques  List of Key Terms for Midterm
3.03.05 Interpreting Contract language and clauses  Ch 7. Begin Arbitration Prep
3.10.05 Substantive Rules of Law// Midterm Distributed  Ch 9
3.17.05 SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS- Work on Midterm  
3.24.05 Precedent Value of Awards - Midterm ...due  Ch 10; Enforcing Foreign Arbitrations; British Arbitration; Ch 11
3.31.05 Custom and Past Practice/Seniority  Ch 12, 14
4.07.05 Discharge and Discipline  Ch 15
4.14.05 Employee Rts/Stds in Arb interest Disp.  Ch 16, 17, 18,
4.21.05    
4.28.05 Arbitration Day - Practice what I teach  
5.05.05 FINAL EXAM 6:30-9:15  Papers Due  List of Terms and Concepts for the Final Exam