Transnational Alternative Dispute Resolution

Catalog description

This course is co-taught by Professor Todd A. Berger and Professor Marta Kuklo of the University of Bialystok in Bialystok, Poland. Using an on-line platform, students from both universities attend class simultaneously. Class features live lectures by Professors Berger and Kuklo as well as participation from students at each institution. The class features unique opportunities for students from both universities to cooperate with their foreign colleagues. Specifically, the course gives law students on both sides of the Atlantic an opportunity to hone their negotiation and communication skills in a transnational setting. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of cross-cultural negotiation and communication in resolving disputes and facilitating client agreements. In addition to classroom instruction, students will work on resolving a series of problems presented in a particular factual scenario. The scenarios are not dependent on the law of a particular country and are the type commonly encountered in international business, trade, and political disputes.