Out-of-court Settlement of Disputes

Study:	Civil Law - 9. semester Commercial Law - 9. semester Constitutional-Administrative - 9. semester Criminal Law - 9. semester International Law - 9. semester The European Union Law - 9. semester
Code:	61338
ECTS:	4.0
Course coordinators:	prof. dr. sc. Alan Uzelac prof. dr. sc. Jasnica Garašić izv. prof. dr. sc. Slađana Aras Kramar doc. dr. sc. Marko Bratković
Lecturers:	dr. sc. Juraj Brozović - Lectures
Exam dates:	10. 06. 2024. 24. 06. 2024. 08. 07. 2024. 26. 08. 2024. 09. 09. 2024. Exam registration: Studomat

Literature:
Uzelac A., Gotovac, V. et al.; Mirenje u građanskim, trgovačkim i radnim sporovima; (2004), str. 15-44. Triva, S., Uzelac, A.; Hrvatsko arbitražno pravo: komentar Zakona o arbitraži i drugi izvori hrvatskog arbitražnog prava (2004), str. XXXI-XL. Lewicki, R. J., Saunders, D. M., Barry, B., Pregovaranje, Mate d.o.o., Zagreb, 2009., str. 1-28 Fisher, R., Ury, W., Kako do DA - postizanje sporazuma pregovaranjem bez popuštanja, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2019.
Optional literature:
Garvey, J. B., Craver, C. B., Skills & Values: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Carolina Academic Press, Durham, 2021. Rosenberg, M. B., Nenasilna komunikacija: jezik života, Centar za mir, nenasilje i ljudska prava, Osijek, 2006. Pease, A., Pease, B., Velika škola govora tijela, Mozaik knjiga, Zagreb, 2022. Bolton, R., People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts, Touchstone, New York - London, Toronto, Sydney, 1986. Aronson, E., Wilson T.D., Akert, R. M., Socijalna psihologija, 4. izdanje, Mate d.o.o., Zagreb, 2005.

Description:

The subject comprises the scope of techniques and methods of out-of-court (extra-judicial) settlement of disputes: negotiation, mediation and conciliation, as well as arbitration. The students are taught the general theory of the methods of out-of-court settlement of disputes, as the alternative to proceedings held before the state judiciary bodies, as well as basic characteristic of individual methods mentioned above. The new legislation in this area is particularly analysed (The Arbitration Act and The Conciliation Act), but attention is also given to the new comparative trends in the usage of so-called alternative dispute resolution abroad and internationally. The topics covered in the subject are: the relation between the state judiciary and its alternatives; a survey of possibilities to settle disputes out of court; types of disputes and the methods of their settlement; legal, interest and other disputes; favourable conditions of some disputes for their alternative resolution; techniques of the dispute resolution with and without the possibility of obligatory decision; out-of-court settlement of disputes in individual specific areas: civil, commercial, family, individual and collective disputes.

Cognitive Skills:

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

Knowledge

- recognise different methods of alternative dispute resolution

- define negotiation, mediation and arbitration as alternative dispute resolution methods

Understanding

- describe alternative dispute resolution in individual areas

- explain disputes of interest and legal disputes

- identify the influence of interest and legal disputes on dispute resolution methods

- discuss advantages and disadvantages of judicial or out-of-court dispute resolution manner

Application

- select and adequately apply appropriate dispute resolution method

- use special techniques for solving social conflicts

Analysis

- distinguish negotiation as a dispute resolution method without mediation from conciliation and arbitration

- categorise individual dispute resolution methods in individual models of classification

Synthesis and evaluation

- estimate adequacy of individual dispute resolution methods for achieving desired legal protection effects

- compare domestic and foreign practice of alternative dispute resolution

Practical and Generic Skills:

After successful mastering of the course, students will be able to

- justify their standpoints orally and in writing, and evaluate the arguments of persons with different standpoints

- find arguments for and against regulation of individual solutions

- critically evaluate legal solutions and their application in court practice and find better, more adequate solutions

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

The work of individual students is continuously monitored during the course, and in particulkar the poroficiency of the student to prepare an independent presentation on a previously determined topic. The student's skill of presenting in front of the colleagues and teachers and jjustification of their own points of view will also be evaluated. The final grade will be formed on the oral examination, which, in agreement with the student, can be replaced by a seminar paper written on the basis of conducted research and/or analysis of domestic and foreign litareture, and oral presentation and defense of the paper in a structured interview with the teacher. In this interview the student's knowledge and understanding of the relevant subject matter and their analytical abilities will be assessed.

Consultations schedule:

prof. dr. sc. Alan Uzelac:
Thursdays at 15.00h.
Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 19
izv. prof. dr. sc. Slađana Aras Kramar:
student hours are agreed upon in advance (email address: sladana.aras@pravo.hr)
Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 23
dr. sc. Juraj Brozović:
Student hours are agreed upon in advance and held via Google Meet platform
Location: Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 42/IV

Lecturer in charge	Consultations	Location
prof. dr. sc. Alan Uzelac	Thursdays at 15.00h.	Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 19
prof. dr. sc. Jasnica Garašić		Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 21
izv. prof. dr. sc. Slađana Aras Kramar	student hours are agreed upon in advance (email address: sladana.aras@pravo.hr)	Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 23
doc. dr. sc. Marko Bratković		Trg Republike Hrvatske 3, room 41 (IV. kat, u potkrovlju)