Arbitration and other Adjudicative Processes

LSLW 553-01

Fall 2002

  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
 9.05.00  Introduction to Arbitration and its ADR context  E: Ch 1, 19; Consumer Attitudes ; National Arbitration Center
 9.12.00  Arbitration's Legal Status: Public vs. Private, State vs. Federal, National vs. International  E: Ch 2, 3; ICC; WIPO ; PCA ; Interarb ; NJSA 34:13A-7 ; New Jersey Arbitration and Mediation ; 9 USCS § 3 (2002)
 9.19.00  The ArbitrationTribunal  E: Ch 4 ; EUROPEAN ARBITRATION
 9.26.00  Grievances and beginning arbitration  E: Ch 5 - Choose paper topics
 10.03.00  Determining Arbitrability and Evidence  E: Ch 6, 8
 10.10.00  Midterm  List of Key Terms for Midterm
 10.17.00  Arbitration Procedures/techniques  Ch 7. Begin Arbitration Prep
 10.24.00  Interpreting Contract language and clauses  Ch 9
 10.31.00  Substantive Rules of Law.  Ch 10; Enforcing Foreign Arbitrations; British Arbitration
 11.07.00  Precedent Value of Awards  Ch 11
 11.14.00  Custom and Past Practice/Seniority  Ch 12, 14
 11.21.00  Discharge and Discipline  Ch 15
 12.05.00  Employee Rts/Stds in Arb interest Disp.  Ch 16, 17, 18,
 12.12.00  Arbitration Day - Practice what I teach  
 12.19.00  FINAL EXAM 6:30-9:15  Papers Due  List of Terms and Concepts for the Final Exam