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Overview

General principles and practices of mediation with a focus on familiarising students with theory and research on mediation and developing students’ practical mediation skills.

About this paper

Paper title Mediation
Subject Law
EFTS 0.1000
Points 15 points
Teaching period Semester 2 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $820.40
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
96 LAWS points
Pre or Corequisite
Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
Limited to
LLB, LLB(Hons)
Teaching staff

Associate Professor Selene Mize

Overview

General principles and practices of mediation with a focus on familiarising students with theory and research on mediation and developing students’ practical mediation skills.

About this paper

Paper title Mediation
Subject Law
EFTS 0.1125
Points 15 points
Teaching period Semester 2 (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Prerequisite
96 LAWS points
Pre or Corequisite
Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
Limited to
LLB, LLB(Hons)
Contact

law@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Associate Professor Selene Mize

Textbooks

All course readings for this paper are provided by the Faculty on Aoroa

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

  • Give an effective mediator’s opening statement.
  • Listen to and recap parties’ statements.
  • Construct a topic list for the mediation.
  • Reframe.
  • Reality test.
  • Demonstrate skills for defusing tense and potentially violent situations.
  • Facilitate resolution of the parties’ conflict.

Students should be familiar with interest-based dispute resolution and the international literature on mediation and mediation ethics, and be able to apply this information in critiquing a mediator’s performance.

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