From FOI Stacie Strong: As some of you may know, Arbitrator Intelligence (see here) has been shortlisted to the top 60 of over 250 submissions to compete in the global “Innovating Justice Challenge” competition organized by the Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL). The contest awards various initiatives that promote innovation in the … Continue reading Please Vote! Innovating Justice Challenge
Hi all–just a quick follow up to circle back on my proposal to have my 70 students negotiate the parameters of their ADR class. I posted here on that proposal (and have written here about the idea). So…drumroll please…it was great! They all negotiated and the group reached agreement. Here are the benefits I’ve seen … Continue reading Yes, Make them Negotiate
The following is from Professor Nancy Welsh, a FoI, and the Chair-Elect of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section: Dear Colleagues, I am writing to you on behalf of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section. Long active in supporting initiatives aimed at fostering the growth and quality of conflict resolution programs and education in the U.S., the … Continue reading International Dispute Resolution Resource Center Roster Sign-up
Life can be darn irritating. In a NYT op-ed piece, Arthur Brooks argues that “When I am working for myself, any disappointing outcome is a stressful, unpleasant reflection on me. When I am serving, on the other hand, the work is always intrinsically valuable because of its intention. Adopting a service mind-set guarantees some measure … Continue reading Satisfaction Through Service
From Jean Sternlight at UNLV The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution, together with the UNLV Boyd School of Law and the Duke University School of Law, is sponsoring a conference entitled Magistrate Judges and the Transformation of the Federal Judiciary on September 25-26, 2015 in Las Vegas. This conference will highlight how magistrate judges are … Continue reading Magistrate Judges, ADR & Justice
Earlier this summer John posted thoughts about the charming new Pixar movie, Inside Out. If you enjoyed that movie, you may also enjoy this humor piece from a recent New Yorker. (you’ll need to click the title of this post to see the link) Hallie Cantor is amazing.
Registration is now open for the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution’s 2015 Jed D. Melnick Annual Symposium, taking place on October 19. This year’s topic is “All in the Family: Intimate Parties, Intimate Issues, and ADR,” and the 6-credit CLE event will feature David Hoffman as the Keynote Speaker. For more information and to RSVP, please … Continue reading Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution’s 2015 Jed D. Melnick Annual Symposium: All in the Family: Intimate Parties, Intimate Issues, and ADR
This conversation started with my post about planned early dispute resolution (PEDR). My friend, Peter Benner, and I exchanged comments in that post. Here are links to Part 2-ish, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 in this conversation. This is the last part for now. _____ Peter, throughout this conversation, you have … Continue reading Conversation with Peter Benner about PEDR, Part 7
The University of Missouri School of Law is conducting a national search for an endowed professorship, as noted below. Please feel free to forward this information to any colleagues whom you believe might be interested. The University of Missouri School of Law invites applications and nominations for an endowed professorship: the Elwood L. Thomas Missouri … Continue reading Search for Endowed Professor at University of Missouri
As the new academic year begins, I like to provide an update as to who has moved where within in the field. As you can see below it’s been an active year (especially for Indisputably contributors!), but I may not have captured everything. If you have information that should be on this list, please send … Continue reading Comings and Goings 2015-16 Edition
