ABOUT SCHOOL OF LAW, CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY):
School of Law, CHRIST [Deemed to be University] (SLCU), Bangalore, is a part of CHRIST, Bangalore, which was founded and is administered by Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI).
The University is an academic fraternity of individuals dedicated to the motto of excellence and service and has a proven history of success in field of education. CHRIST (Deemed to be University) is the first institution in Karnataka to be accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), UGC and reaccredited which was founded and is reaccredited with an A+ in 2005 for quality education. Located in a beautiful expansive campus of CHRIST, Bangalore, SLCU is an institute imparting world class legal education to students all over the world. The Courses are approved by the Bar Council of India. SLCU boasts of unmatched infrastructure comprising of well-equipped audiovisual classrooms, resourceful libraries with the latest legal publications and journals, information centre with all-time Internet connectivity and above all, a conducive environment to study and explore numerous possibilities in life.
ABOUT THE ADR BOARD:
The Alternative Dispute Resolution Board (ADR Board) aims at promoting and providing learning opportunities to experience the various alternative means of dispute resolution within the legal system. The Committee is committed to conducting several events to provide the student community with the necessary exposure to deal with aspects concerning Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiation, Conciliation, etc. The Committee also aspires to spread the knowledge and benefits of resorting to ADR mechanisms. The Mediation-Arbitration Competition is conducted with the aim of making the student fraternity resolve disputes efficiently and experience ADR as a wholesome mechanism in itself. In fulfilment of such goal, the School of Law, CHRIST, through its ADR Board, cordially invites law students to participate in its 1st National Online Med-Arb Competition conducted from 30 October 2020 to 1 November 2020. Med-Arb is a distinct hybrid of different Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms (Mediation and Arbitration) to try to resolve legal issues without going to court.
Composition of the Team:
Each participating team shall consist of 3 members, where 2 members shall act as a client and counsel pair and 1 member as Mediator/Arbitrator. The role of the members shall not be changed (i.e., the participant in the role of Mediator/Arbitrator shall continue to play the role throughout the competition). The Arbitration rounds shall constitute 2 Counsels from each team. No team shall be accompanied by a coach, instructor or researcher.
Nature of the Competition:
All the teams shall participate in both the sessions (a Mediation session followed by an Arbitration session) in all the rounds- Prelims, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals & Finals. There will be a total of 16 to 20 teams which will be invited from leading law schools in India.
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