Dispute Resolution Directory

Conflict Resolution Theory (DHP D223)
FLETCHER SCHOOL

SPRING
Instructor:
Eileen Babbitt
617-627-3796

International conflict resolution is a field of practice and of theoretical study. The primary goal of international conflict resolution is to use means other than violence to settle both inter-state and intra-state disputes, and to transform the relationships of disputing parties such that violence is not likely … Read Conflict Resolution Theory

Civil-Military Relations in Post-Conflict Environments (DHP P247)
FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY

SPRING 2013
Instructor:
Antonia Handler Chayes
617-627-3562

Recently, post conflict environments have entered a grey area that is neither war nor peace. Simultaneous efforts involve kinetic activity, wider peacekeeping, peace building and state building. This seminar will analyze how international interveners—both civil and military—deal with such complex environments. … Learn More About This Program

Advanced Seminar in Development and Conflict (DHP P227)
FLETCHER SCHOOL

SPRING
Instructors:
Peter Uvin
617-627-2731

Diana Chigas
617-627-5870

The aim of this seminar is to provide students with contemporary tools and understandings at the intersection of development and conflict resolution practice. This seminar is in-depth and cutting-edge, discussing in detail what it is that development and conflict resolution … Read Advanced Seminar in Development and Conflict

International Environmental Conflict and Collaboration (ENVS 18B1)
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Fall 2014

Tuesday and Thursday 2:00-3:20 pm

Instructor:
Charles Chester
cchester@brandeis.edu

A study of the development of international environmental law and policy through a historical lens. Examines how early diplomatic initiatives have–and importantly, have not–shaped the contemporary structure of international environmental relations. (Monday and Wednesday 5:10-6:30 p.m.) … Learn More About This Program

Conflict and Peacemaking, the Middle East (Pol 164A1)
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES PROGRAM

FALL 2014

Monday 2:00-4:50 pm

Instructor:
Shai Feldman
Brandeis University
781-736-2750

Evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the efforts to resolve it. Focuses on key documents and developments with particular emphasis on the Palestinian-Israeli dimension, and the different narratives adopted by the parties on the conflict. Usually offered … Read Conflict and Peacemaking, the Middle East

International Business Agreements: Negotiating, Structuring and Drafting (JD959)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

FALL 2014
Tuesday 2:10-4:10pm

Instructor:
Virginia Greiman
617-353-3000

This seminar will provide an overview of the private dimensions of negotiating and drafting international business agreements, and specifically on the contractual aspects. Students will gain hands on experience in structuring, drafting and analyzing various international business agreements and documents including … Learn More About This Program

Mediation Seminar
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

FALL 2013

Instructor:
R. Lisle Baker
781-643-8186

Mediation is becoming an increasingly important vehicle for resolving disputes that might otherwise go to court, or if in court, to trial. While the framework of litigation is well established, mediations often are shaped by both the nature of the dispute the nature of the disputants and the … Read Mediation Seminar

Mediation
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

FALL 2012
Instructor:
Ericka Gray
781-643-3577

This course introduces you to the theory and skills of mediation, examines current legal and policy issues in the field, surveys the practice of mediation in a range of areas including family, public policy, and commercial, and provides the opportunity to practice techniques as mediators and advocates in the mediation … Read Mediation

Mediation and Participatory Processes
Program on Negotiation

SPRING

This 12-week interactive seminar provides participants with the opportunity to examine the practice of mediation and the skills employed to reach consensus among parties with divergent interests and objectives. Central to this discussion will be the nature of third party intervention as a social process crucial to problem solving, conflict … Read Mediation and Participatory Processes

Mediation and Dispute Resolution Clinic (ME900-D-02)
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF LAW

FALL 2013

Instructor:
Dawn Effron
617-451-0010

Students are placed in settings that expose them to mediation, ideally in placements in which the students themselves actually perform the mediations under close supervision. At least three students work under the supervision of the course instructor. Credit options must be selected with permission … Read Mediation Clinic