Nika Krikheli
PSC 2404
Prof. J.Smonsen
Nov 12, 2015
Optional Assignment
Court system is a very important for everybody’s lives there days; that’s where we go to
find justice, but sometimes it is hard to find, because the system can have cracks and can be
beaten.
There are two types of forum, private and public. There are tons of differences between
these two, both sides have disadvantages and advantages, but first I will start by the differences.
On one hand The arbitration process is private, and only between the two parties and also
informal, while public is conducted in a public courtroom. The private forum process is fairly
quicker than public forum since in private forum as soon as an arbitrator is selected, the case can
be heard immediately, unlike public forum where the case must wait until the court has time to
hear it which can mean many months or even years. In the private forum both sides decide
together on the judge; in a public forum, the judge is appointed and the parties can’t really make
a selection. Attorneys may represent the parties in an private judging, but there is not much that
they can do; in public forum attorney fees are high but they have lot more freedom to gather
evidence and be a lot more involved. In the private judging the arbitrator controls what evidence
is allowed, while the court requires full disclosure of evidence to both parties. I would say that
Availability of Appeal is the main and the most important difference between the two, in
