Course Overview
Provides the student with an in-depth review of the skills and abilities necessary to be a successful arbitrator; an understanding of the roles of arbitrations under a number of schemes, including labour, commercial and international; an understanding of the process and component parts of arbitrations; hands-on experience through group work and a case study of arbitrating actual issues through to writing a decision. In addition expert arbitrators will not only share their experiences with the class, but the students will be left with a good understanding of how to proceed and progress in the arbitration field.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
- To describe and compare the skills and abilities needed for a successful arbitrator.
- To understand the rules and regulations of the primary arbitration systems in Canada.
- To understand the various component parts of a standard arbitration process.
- To demonstrate basic arbitration skills in a number of role-plays and case studies.
- To have the opportunity to hear from and discuss cases with senior arbitrators.
- To understand the rules and standards of practice in the arbitration field and how to progress in the field.
The course will be a mixture of lectures, discussions and skill building exercises. The course will balance the technical knowledge of arbitration process and procedure with discussion of case histories with leading arbitrators from different disciplines and practical hands-on group work.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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