Labor and Employment Arbitration
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

SPRING
Instructor:
Marc D. Greenbaum
617-573-8369

This course will examine arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism in two related, but distinct, contexts. First, the course will study the legal principles applicable to the widely accepted use of arbitration as a means of resolving disputes arising under public and private sector collective bargaining agreements. Thereafter, it will examine the dynamic, changing and controversial legal principles governing arbitration as a means of resolving disputes arising under employment regulation statutes like Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and under individual contracts of employment. The course will make extensive use of simulations designed to assist students in developing the practical skills necessary to represent clients in labor and employment arbitration. Students will be required to write a final course paper that may be used to satisfy the Legal Writing Requirement. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Prerequisites: Students enrolling in the course must have taken or be concurrently enrolled in Labor Law, Employment Law, or Employment Discrimination Law. (Tuesday and Thursday 4:00-5:15 p.m.)

Labor Arbitration Workshop (LAW2511)
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

SPRING and SUMMER (2009)
Instructor:
Roger Abrams
617-373-2068

In this workshop, students will explore the important role of alternative dispute resolution in the workplace. Using court and arbitration decisions as well as supplementary materials, students will discuss the relationship between arbitration and the judicial system, a union’s duty of fair representative, issues of arbitrability, evidence and procedure, as well as a variety of substantive contractual issues normally addressed in arbitration, such as seniority, fringe benefits, wages and hours, subcontracting and union security. In particular, the course will focus on “just cause” discharge and discipline cases.

During the course of the quarter, students will draft an arbitration brief based on a transcript of a hearing and participate in an arbitration simulation using witnesses and documentary evidence. Enrollment limited to 24. Although there are no prerequisites, Labor Law I is recommended. (Time to be announced.)

Arbitration: Labor and Employment
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF LAW

SPRING

Instructor:
Sharon Henderson-Ellis

This course has two distinct but related goals. First, it is an in-depth study of the law governing labor and employment arbitration. In that sense, it is like a traditional law school course. Second, it is designed to teach the skills necessary for advocates and neutrals in labor and employment arbitration. In that respect, it is like a skills-training course. Limit: 20. (Tuesday 4:10-5:50 p.m.)

International Commercial Arbitration (LAW-38882A)
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
WINTER

Instructors:
Dan Tan
Mark Beckett

This course provides a rigorous introduction to the field of international commercial arbitration, which has become the default means of settling international disputes. The course will deal with the internationalist elements of the subject matter, but will also examine international commercial arbitration from an American perspective. Students can expect to review both foreign and US commentaries, statutes and case law on the subject. The course will comprise of five main topics: (1) an introduction to the field of international commercial arbitration; (2) the agreement to arbitrate; (3) the arbitrators; (4) the arbitration process; and (5) the arbitral award. The course will also cover in brief the law of foreign investment and the pivotal role of arbitration both in resolving disputes and developing the law in that area. Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m-12:00 p.m.

International Business Arbitration
BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL (JD980)

FALL
Instructor:
William W. Park
617-353-3149

Legal dimensions of international commercial dispute resolution through binding arbitration. Treaty framework for determining validity of arbitration agreement and for recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards (New York Convention, Panama Convention, Washington Convention and Geneva Convention of 1961). Comparative approach (French, English, Swiss, and U.S. legal systems) to the influence of national law on international arbitration. Special status of international commercial arbitration in national law. Major arbitral institutions and rules. State contracts: Act of State and sovereign immunity. Delocalization and the influence of the arbitral seat. Arbitral awards as a contribution to lex mercatoria. Treaty-based investor-state claims. (Monday 2:10-4:10 p.m.)

Arbitration
BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL

SPRING
Instructor:
Joan Dolan
617-731-8453

This course focuses on the arbitration of labor and employment matters, with some discussion of other types of arbitration. The principles taught cover all kinds of arbitration disputes. (Tuesday, time to be announced).