Resistance to the teaching of ADR in the legal academy

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Collins, Pauline. 2015. "Resistance to the teaching of ADR in the legal academy." Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal. 26 (2), pp. 64-74.
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Resistance to the teaching of ADR in the legal academy

ERA Journal ID34188
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AuthorCollins, Pauline
Journal TitleAustralasian Dispute Resolution Journal
Journal Citation26 (2), pp. 64-74
Number of Pages11
Year2015
PublisherLawbook Co.
Place of PublicationAustralia
ISSN1441-7847
Web Address (URL)https://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/2015/05/04/australasian-dispute-resolution-journal-update-may-2015/
Abstract

The use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms are now obliged in some cases and encouraged in others by legislation. Despite this, courses in ADR are not part of the Priestley 11 nor offered in most Australian law degrees other than as elective courses. The 2014 Productivity Commission Report on access to justice arrangements strongly advocates for a redressing of this situation. This article considers possible reasons why the legal academy has been slow to bring law curricula in line with the acknowledged practical realities of a law practice, and documents academic resistance to change as one likely obstacle.

Keywordslegal education; Priestly; ADR
Contains Sensitive ContentDoes not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020480505. Legal practice, lawyering and the legal profession
489999. Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified
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This article was first published by Thomson Reuters in Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal and should be cited as Pauline Collins, Resistance to the teaching of ADR in the legal academy, (2015) 26 ADRJ 1. For all subscription inquiries please phone, from Australia: 1300 304 195, from Overseas: +61 2 8587 7980 or online at https://www.thomsonreuters.com.au/en-au/contact.html. The official PDF version of this article can also be purchased separately from Thomson Reuters at http://sites.thomsonreuters.com.au/journals/subscribe-or-purchase.

Byline AffiliationsSchool of Law and Justice
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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