Category Archives: General

Mangano Dispute Resolution Advancement Award – Call for Nominations

January 28, 2015 Paul Kirgis

The Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution at St. John’s is pleased to announce a new award for scholarship in the field of ADR. Here’s the notice, with info on nominations: The Mangano Dispute Resolution Advancement Award honors the researcher(s) whose published empirical research has furthered the advancement and understanding of the values and … Continue reading Mangano Dispute Resolution Advancement Award – Call for Nominations →

On Serial and Plea Bargaining Conferences

January 25, 2015 Cynthia Alkon 1 Comment

The NY Times recently published an op ed using the podcast Serial to argue that the defendant would have been better off taking a deal due to the trial penalty. The defendant, after a trial, was sentenced to life in prison plus thirty years. By contrast, the op ed reports that the average murder sentence … Continue reading On Serial and Plea Bargaining Conferences →

Call for Proposals to Host Ninth Annual AALS Works in Progress Conference

January 23, 2015 Sarah Cole

For the last several years, one of the best events on the ADR calendar has been the annual Works in Progress Conference coordinated by the AALS Section on Dispute Resolution. Last year’s conference, held in November, was hosted by Southwestern Law School. We are now starting the process of identifying the host for the 2015 … Continue reading Call for Proposals to Host Ninth Annual AALS Works in Progress Conference →

ACR Writing Competition

January 21, 2015 Andrea Schneider 2 Comments

An announcement to pass along (and push) to our students: We are excited to announce the annual Student Writing Competition in Dispute Resolution organized by the Association for Conflict Resolution for Greater New York (ACR-GNY) and generously sponsored by the JAMS Foundation. This is a nationwide writing contest for Undergraduate students, Graduate students and Law students. The three first-prize winners (one for … Continue reading ACR Writing Competition →

Teaching in a World of Racism without Racists?

January 20, 2015 Cynthia Alkon 4 Comments

As the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend comes to an end, and as a new semester is beginning, I am thinking about how we talk about race, and how we handle race, both in the classroom and in the larger society. Clearly the events in Ferguson last year, the unfortunately not uncommon killing of a … Continue reading Teaching in a World of Racism without Racists? →

Want a Smarter Group? Add More Women

January 17, 2015 John Lande

That’s one of the conclusions in an op-ed in the New York Times today. Researchers Anita Woolley, Thomas W. Malone, and Christopher Chabris did a series of studies finding that the “smartest” teams (measured by performance in logical analysis, brainstorming, coordination, planning and moral reasoning) were distinguished by three characteristics. First, their members contributed more … Continue reading Want a Smarter Group? Add More Women →

Tweet, ADR, Tweet

January 16, 2015 John Lande 5 Comments

Haskell Murray (Belmont Business School) compiled the following list of ADR twitterers for would-be twitterees. He says that he is sure that the list is incomplete, but it is a good start. “Business” or “Law” notes whether the person teaches in a business school or a law school. If you have a twitter thingee of … Continue reading Tweet, ADR, Tweet →

Mediator Horror Stories

January 15, 2015 art hinshaw 1 Comment

I’m in the process of finishing up an article inspired by a horrific local mediator who, as a result of his “mediation” actions, now resides in the state penitentiary. I’ll be posting more about the article and the mediator’s actions after the piece is finished and submitted for publication. That said, presumably there are numerous … Continue reading Mediator Horror Stories →

Upcoming conference on investor-state dispute settlement system design

January 15, 2015 Jen Reynolds

From the publisher of Transnational Dispute Management: The Wilson Center will host a panel to examine practical suggestions for reform of the current system of resolving international investment treaty disputes. The increase in cases against States and their challenge to public policy measures has generated a strong debate, usually framed by complaints about a perceived … Continue reading Upcoming conference on investor-state dispute settlement system design →

Congrats to Cynthia Alkon, Chair-Elect of AALS Section on Dispute Resolution

January 15, 2015 Sarah Cole 2 Comments

Hearty congratulations to fellow blogger, Cynthia Alkon, who was recently elected to the position of Chair-Elect of the AALS Section on Dispute Resolution. Cynthia will be planning our next program at the annual AALS Conference, among other things. Congrats, Cynthia!