9th Semester Integrated BBA LL.B (Hons) - Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Notes, Question Papers and Syllabus
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Outline Of The Course
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Negotiation Skills – Learned Through Simulated Programmes.
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Conciliation Skills – Practical Understanding And Application.
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Arbitration Law And Practice – Including International Arbitration, Arbitration Rules, And Varieties Of ADR Systems: Tribunals, Ombudsman, Arbitration, Conciliation, Negotiation, And Mediation.
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Arbitral Awards – Making Of Awards, Form And Contents.
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Access To Justice Movement In India – Growing Focus On ADR Systems – Equal Justice For All – Legal Aid Clinics – Lok Adalats As A Mechanism For Dispute Resolution Through Conciliation And Mediation – Legal Services Authority Act – Powers And Awards Of Lok Adalats – Neethi Mela – Gram Nyayalaya Under Decentralised Local Government Bodies.
Course Delivery
The course shall be conducted preferably by senior legal practitioners and academicians through simulation exercises and case studies. Students must maintain a record of all practical work, exercises, and assignments.
Internal Evaluation (100 Marks)
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25 Marks – Internal Viva Voce (Conducted By A Board Consisting Of One Practising Lawyer And Two Law Faculty Members).
Distribution Of Marks
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Effective Participation In Two Lok Adalats – 10 Marks
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Test Paper Based On Arbitration Law – 15 Marks
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Test Paper On Legal Services Authority Act – 15 Marks
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Mediation/Arbitration/Conciliation Proceeding (Group Presentation Based On Problem Given By Faculty) – 15 Marks
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Practical Record – 20 Marks
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Viva Voce – 25 Marks
Attendance & Performance Requirements
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Minimum 75% attendance and 50% marks in the practical training component of a semester are required to register for the semester examination.
Repeat/Improvement Rules
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Students who fail to secure 50% marks (excluding viva voce) or fail to complete required practical components must repeat the paper with a junior batch. They must also secure 50% marks in viva voce.
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Students who complete all practical components except viva voce may appear for the viva as a supplementary candidate along with a junior batch.
Statutory Materials
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Legal Services Authority Act, 1987
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Arbitration And Conciliation Act, 1996
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Mediation Act, 2023