Another blog in our series on Chinese arbitration! Can the Arbitrator Also Mediate? Jialin Li Many mediators and arbitrators are trained to keep those roles separate. A mediator may hear confidential information, test weaknesses, and float possible compromises; an arbitrator must decide on the record and remain visibly impartial. China has long been more willing … Continue reading Can the Arbitrator Also Mediate? →

And here is the next (very timely!) post in our Chinese arbitration series: AI Inside Arbitration Institutions Guan Yunbiao Much of the current discussion about artificial intelligence and dispute resolution focuses on individual users: whether lawyers should use generative AI to draft briefs, whether arbitrators may use it for legal research or award drafting, and … Continue reading AI Inside Arbitration Institutions →

Hi everyone!  I’m excited to share that the Kukin Program podcast channel is dropping new episodes every Wednesday. The conversations include insightful discussions, real-world stories, and expert perspectives on the world of dispute resolution and mediation. On How My Friends Negotiate I interview people at the top of their fields including an Olympian, a former … Continue reading Kukin Program Podcasts! →

Many of you know our colleague Ava Abramowitz, long time mediation expert and professor at GW.  Ava is still teaching us–and this time about a new subject.  As she wrote to me to share with our community “if Alzheimer’s runs in your family, you will want to read this piece by Ava Abramowitz who has … Continue reading Still teaching and advocating–now about Alzheimers →

I’m delighted to post the new call for applications for this terrific program!  Apply now!! AALS SECTION ON ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2026-2027 NEW VOICES IN DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM The AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution announces the call for applications for the 2026-2027 mentorship program entitled “New Voices in Dispute Resolution.” New … Continue reading New Voices in Dispute Resolution–Call for Applications!! →

A year after the Trump administration came after law firms, the dust has still not settled.  (Just last week, the DOJ both withdrew and then refiled its defense against the law firms that sued the administration for unlawful targeting.)  But it is worth taking a step back and considering what we have already learned about … Continue reading Negotiation Theories for Law Firms…. →

Our last blog on the Israel conflict resolution trip will be on the concept of hope.  It was striking to me–and to the students, as outlined below–how many of our speakers focused on hope for the future.  We heard this across the board–from released hostage Gadi Mozes, from NGO’s working in peace on the ground, … Continue reading Hope & Peacebuilding →

Students at Cardozo had the pleasure of hearing from a diverse and impactful group of speakers during their trip to Israel. A common theme among many of the speakers and lecturers concerned the impact of the Israeli judiciary, social institutions, and non-profit organizations in Israeli politics on a national and international stage. Professor Rivka Weill … Continue reading Israel Trip Reflections–Law, Justice & Conflict →

Clearly as we watch what is unfolding now, the experiences from October 7th continue to inform Israeli policies and politics.  Here are student reflections on our visits to the Nova site and Kibbutz Nir Oz as well as meetings with hostage Gadi Moses, Professor Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son was held hostage, and Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy, … Continue reading Conflict Reflections–Trauma and October 7th →

As readers of Indisputably know well, I travel with students every other year to Israel to study conflict close up and to learn from those on the ground about their perspective directly.   This year’s trip occurred in January and students wrote reflections last month about what they had seen, learned, and hoped for in the … Continue reading Conflict in the Middle East Reflections →