A law professor from India will speak on “Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems in India” at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11 in the Hoff Conference Rooms, Blum Student Union rooms 218-219. The lecture is the third of the 2013-2014 Peace and Conflict Studies Speaker Series, sponsored by the Peace and Conflict Studies minor and the Missouri Western State University Foundation. It is free and open to the public.

Dr. K.C. Sunny is professor and head of the University of Kerala School of Law. Included in his presentation will be the traditional Indian approach to peace and harmony, the historical development of dispute resolution systems in India and the specialized approach today in Kerala.

For more information, contact Joanne Katz, professor of legal studies, at 816-271-5837 or katz@missouriwestern.edu.

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