Labor and Employment Arbitration
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

NOT OFFERED 2011-2012
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 2012
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 2012

Instructor:
Richard D. Zaiger

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. (Monday 9:30 a.m. — 11:10 a.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-12:15 p.m.

SPRING

Mr. Gary Born
1 classroom credit LAW-38883A

This course provides an overview of international commercial arbitration, with comparative consideration of investor-state and inter-state arbitration. We will examine the general subject of international arbitration agreements (including issues of validity and formation, choice-of-law and competence-competence), international arbitral proceedings (including issues of procedural autonomy, judicial non-intervention and common procedural formats) and international arbitral awards (including issues of annulment, non-recognition and preclusion). Practical exercises will be used where time permits (including drafting arbitration clauses, selection of arbitrators and negotiation of procedural timetables). Monday through Thursday 5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.

This course will meet beginning April 2.

International Business Arbitration
BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL (JD980)

FALL 2011
Instructor:
William W. Park
617-353-3149

Legal dimensions of international business 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). Comparative approach (French, English, Swiss, and U.S. legal systems) to the influence of national law on international arbitration. UNCITRAL Model Law. NAFTA Chapter 11 and bilateral investment treaties. Special status of international commercial arbitration in national law. Major arbitral institutions and rules, including ICC, LCIA, AAA and ICSID. State contracts: Act of State and sovereign immunity. Expropriation claims. Delocalization and the influence of the arbitral seat. Arbitral awards as a contribution to lex mercatoria (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).

The courses in this Directory relate to the resolution or management of conflict in a variety of settings. Courses in substantive law in particular fields (such as labor law) are generally not included unless they contain major segments on the resolution of disputes. Courses in related fields, such as arms control and disarmament, are also generally not listed.

By Course Type:
General Overview Courses
Arbitration Courses
Mediation Courses
International Dispute Resolution and Peacemaking Courses
Negotiation Courses
Dispute Resolution in Managing Organizations
Dispute Resolution in Healthcare
Dispute Resolution
in Intercultural and Ethnic Conflicts
Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector

By School:
Babson College
Boston College
Boston University
Brandeis University
Cambridge College
Emerson College
Harvard Business School
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Law School
Harvard University Extension School
Harvard University School of Public Health
Lesley University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New England School of Law
Northeastern University School of Law
Program on Negotiation Courses
Simmons College
Suffolk University Law School
Tufts University (including The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy)
University of Massachusetts Boston