Kurdish Studies Network

Under the Auspices of Kurdistan Region Minister of Higher Education and of Prof. Dr. Mosleh Mohammed Duhoky, President of the University of Duhok, the University of Duhok Faculty of Law and Political Science invites the submission of papers to be presented at the second academic symposium focused on the alternative dispute resolution in Duhok on May 12-14, 2015.

Symposium’s Aims

1) To illustrate the characteristics and the importance and justifications of using alternative dispute resolution.

2) To increase knowledge of the legal experience of others states that have adopted alternative dispute resolution mechanisms and to assess these experiences.

3) To study and assess existing alternative dispute resolution systems which are applied in Iraq and theKurdistan Region.

4) To benefit from the comparative laws and systems that use alternative dispute resolution in developing thelegislation of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.

5) To specify disputes that could be settled by alternative dispute resolution and the alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

Important Dates

• Deadline to send abstracts: January 10, 2015.
• Acceptances will be announced: January 20, 2015.
• Final paper submission: March 15, 2015.
• Final paper acceptances: April 15, 2015.