Apparently, law students at NYU were negotiating this fall–using Starbucks, money, and cookies–to get into certain law school classes. Clearly, this is a fantasy for law professors “My class is so popular that one student baked 3 dozen brownies to get in!” but a nightmare for students. As the New York Post wrote, NYU operated without a waitlist … Continue reading Negotiating for Law School Classes
As my friend Avi Schneebalg emailed me last month to let me know and the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution newsletter just posted, the EU passed a new mediation directive at the end of April. Here’s the summary from the ABA: “On April 23, 2008 the European Parliament formally approved a Directive to promote the … Continue reading EU Passes New Mediation Directive
I am linking here to a terrific post by Amos Guiora and Martha Minow about the exchange that happened last week between Israel and Hizbollah. They note two very important negotiation issues ongoing in the exchange of five convicted–and live terrorists–for two bodies of Israeli soldiers. One is the ongoing Israeli commitment to leave no Israeli soldier … Continue reading Negotiating with Terrorists–What is the Correct Exchange Rate?
As posted on the Contracts Law Prof Blog this past Monday, a Missouri Court of Appeals held that Hallmark’s ADR program was not a contract that could bind an employee to mandatory ADR. As Professor Meredith Miller wrote, “Mary Kay Morrow began employment with Hallmark in 1982. In 2002, the company adopted an ADR program. … Continue reading Perhaps a Chink in the Arbitration Armor?
As reported on the Wall Street Journal law blog on July 16th, a Covington partner demonstrated strip searches endured by his clients at Guantanamo Bay by dropping his own pants at a press conference in Yemen. This is truly taking empathy to another level! Also interesting are the follow-up comments on the blog condemning or … Continue reading Empathy with your Gitmo Client
On a more serious note this week concerning Belgium, the Prime Minister has tendered his resignation to King Albert II. To play out this scenario yourself, you can “Play the News” at Impact Games regarding Belgium. Whether the Belgians will face another 9 months of constitutional stalemate is an interesting dilemma. By the way, still … Continue reading Belgian Schism–Not so Funny
So I am linking to this clip from last night because it is hilarious–seriously crying funny. The pedagogical link would be that nationalism can show itself in many ways and, clearly for Colbert, the imminent purchase of Budweiser by a Belgian company was too much to take. On a more serious note, I wonder if … Continue reading Colbert on Belgium & Nationalism
Richard Shell has asked me to post this job opening at the Legal Studies department at Wharton. They remain very interested in hiring someone from the negotiation and DR community and have attracted law professors in the past. THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FACULTY POSITION IN LAW The Legal Studies and Business … Continue reading Wharton Legal Studies Job
Have you written a will? Do you have a list (and pictures) of insurable items in your home? Probably not if you are typical. We don’t like to think about negative future events and so we avoid planning for them. Of course, that doesn’t actually solve the problem. Last weekend, I served on a panel … Continue reading Anticipating the Worst
Art Hinshaw at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University announced the dates set for the next round of Works-in-Progress conference. It will be the weekend of October 24th and 25th. As Art said, “Join us and present your recent scholarship or works in progress, get feedback from colleagues, and learn … Continue reading Works-in-Progress Conference 2008
