It can also be offered for Attorney MCLE credit. Grilliot's Introduction to Law and the Legal System Mediation has been used by people to settle their differences for as long as people have been disputing. The modern legal system affects the practice of mediation in many ways, and is in turn affected by mediation. This course studies these effects and prepares a mediator to function both within and outside the legal system. Statutory and case law will be reviewed.
Mediation is one method of dispute resolution.
In mediation the parties come to their own resolution of a conflict with the help of a neutral third party. Mediation always occurs in the shadow of the law, and an understanding of the nexus between law and cooperative processes is essential to any person who offers themselves as a neutral. This course will examine the nature and uses of mediation as a conflict resolution method in light of the adversarial legal systems found in North America. The course will use the tutorial method to focus on those aspects of the law which are most relevant to individual students. Return to Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies home page.