Assessment: 
The final grade consists of: exam (50%), term papers (5%), case studies (20%), class activity (20%), student own work (5%).

Contents: 
Common Types of Business Disputes. Preventing and Resolving Disputes. Basic Types of Dispute Resolution.
Litigation. The course od a trial. Characteristics of court proceedings. Jurisdiction. Brussels Regime. Applicable Law. Rome I and Rome II Regulations.
Arbitration. General Issues. Arbitrability. Arbitration Agreement. Arbitral Tribunals. Proceedings. Post-award proceedings.
Mediation. Symulation of Mediation Proceedings.
Hybrid Forms of ADR.
Online Dispute Resolution.

Recommended reading: 
The Settlement of Disputes in International Law. Institutions and Procedures., J. Collier, V. Lowe, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, Oxford New York, 2000.
International Dispute Settlement, J.G. Merrills, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, Cambridge New York, 2011.
Developing an Effective Med-Arb/ Arb-Med Process, Edna Sussman, NYSBA 2009, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009.