Tamil Nadu National Law University: Ba LLB (H) Semester VII
Tamil Nadu National Law University: Ba LLB (H) Semester VII
Tamil Nadu National Law University: Ba LLB (H) Semester VII
BA LLB (H)
Semester VII
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Objectives
Alternative disputes resolution systems have gained more relevance and popularity at local,
national and international levels. Due to the flexibility, specialty and informal nature of such
dispute resolution methods, there is need to understand and train the students to acquaint with the
proper procedural aspects of such mechanisms, which is the major objective of this clinical
course.
Learning Outcomes
● After learning this course, the students will be able to appreciate the different forms of
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms.
● The students will be able to distinguish the different methods of ADR mechanisms and
the hybrid varieties emerging up.
● The students will be enhanced in their skill for negotiation and communication used in
Legal or non legal matters
● The students will know and understand the statutory recognition of various ADR
mechanisms in India.
Teaching Methods
● Being a clinical course, the teaching method primarily used are lectures and simulation
activities.
● The lectures will be delivered using the aid of Power point presentation (not circulated
among the students) and assigning hypothetical problems to carry out the simulation
sessions.
● Various audio-visual aids will be used to show how the sessions proceed in ADR
mechanisms and give a fundamental knowledge about such processes for a practical
perspective.
● Various case laws and articles will also be sent across and discussed to enhance the
understanding of these ADR skills.
Mediation MODULE 3
Client Counseling
Interviewing
Analytical skills for filtering the relevant facts.
Court annexed ADR & Litigation policies: Section 80 and 89, Code of the
Civil Procedure 1908
Case studies: Salem Bar Association vs. UOI; Afcon Infrastructures vs.
Cherian Varkey
Arbitration MODULE
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Required Readings
5. Omkar and Krishnamurthy, The Art of Negotiation and Mediation, Lexis Nexis
Student Series, 2015.
6. Roger Fisher and William Ury, Getting to “Yes”: Negotiating Agreements
without Giving In, Penguin Books, US, 1991.
7. Michael Rogers, Saving Mr. Banks and other interest-based negotiations ,
available at http://cardozojcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Rogers.pdf
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