The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at the University of California College of Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) has launched a new Survey on Commercial Mediation in the U.S.  The Survey has the support of AAA/ICDR, CPR Institute and DRS, and JAMS.  A link to the survey instrument can be found below. Commercial mediation now … Continue reading Please Participate in UC Law SF’s Survey on Commercial Mediation →

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 →

I was inspired to write this after reading Carrie’s and Andrew’s fascinating posts on the subject. I knew of Carrie’s engagement with Habermas, but I didn’t realize that others in the field were also steeped in his work. It makes me think we should have a symposium on Habermas (and Bush?) — any takers? Before … Continue reading On Habermas and DR →

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) →

I’m happy to announce that the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) is hiring! The Center is a top Law School ADR Center that engages in a vast array of research, teaching, policy, and consulting work, both domestically and internationally. We … Continue reading Job announcement: UC Law San Francisco →

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? →

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! →

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 →

As part of its 20th Anniversary celebrations, the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) at UC Law SF will be holding a conference entitled, DEI and Dispute Resolution: Reimagining the Field, on November 3, 2023 starting at 9:00 a.m. PT. The conference will take place in a hybrid in-person and Zoom format, and there … Continue reading Conference on DEI and Dispute Resolution @ UC Law SF →

On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, the upper chamber of the Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha) passed the new national mediation bill that had been pending for about two years. It marks the end of many, many years in the making of backroom discussions and negotiations, including the work of the Expert Committee on Mediation, Supreme Court … Continue reading New Mediation Law for India →