All posts by Hiro Aragaki

Habermas, AI, and more: post by Andrew Mamo

From FOI Professor Andrew Mamo: Hiro is pointing us toward a broader set of conversations that directly implicate our field, including but not limited to Gadamer-Habermas, and I agree that these debates should be far better known within the dispute resolution field. The distinction between strategic and communicative action, for example, poses hard questions for … Continue reading Habermas, AI, and more: post by Andrew Mamo

AALS ADR Works-in-Progress Conference (Registration deadline August 31)

UC Law SF is honored and thrilled to be able to host the 18th Annual AALS ADR Works-in-Progress Conference.  Please join us on October 24-25 in the heart of San Francisco! This year’s conference will follow the typical format, starting with a reception with heavy hors d’oeuvres on Thursday October 23 from 5:30 p.m. to … Continue reading AALS ADR Works-in-Progress Conference (Registration deadline August 31)

What can Los Angeles Learn from Seventeenth Century London?

You all know about the LA fires that have wreaked unprecedented destruction and devastation in the region. Everyone in LA has been affected somehow. Many have lost their homes, schools, and communities. Those of us who don’t fall into this category know and love people who do. Others of us are trapped in a living … Continue reading What can Los Angeles Learn from Seventeenth Century London?

UC Law SF’s Spring 2025 ADR Speaker Series is here!

On behalf of the from The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), I am pleased to announce our annual ADR Speaker Series for the Spring.  Our fabulous presenters include: Prof. Shahla Ali, Hong Kong University, on “The Dynamics of Infrastructure Dispute Mitigation” (Jan. 22) Prof. Carrie … Continue reading UC Law SF’s Spring 2025 ADR Speaker Series is here!

Arbitration Roundup 2023: Passed and Pending Around the World

In the course of completing my contribution to Rick Bales and Jill Gross’s forthcoming edited volume, The Federal Arbitration Act: Successes, Failures, and a Roadmap for Reform, I conducted research on new arbitration law developments as of 2023.  Here is what I found, which I hope will be of interest: New Legislation Seven countries  introduced … Continue reading Arbitration Roundup 2023: Passed and Pending Around the World

New Arbitration Reforms on the Horizon for India?

India’s chequered history with arbitration may soon take another turn after the Central Government announced the formation of an Expert Committee to consider further reforms to the 1996 Arbitration and Conciliation Act. The Expert Committee is chaired by the decorated lawyer and law professor T.K. Vishwanathan. India was one of the early adopters of the … Continue reading New Arbitration Reforms on the Horizon for India?