Now that all of the episodes of Friends have been released on Netflix, I am really enjoying watching them with my kids. Still very funny. And, apparently, filled with good negotiation advice on team negotiations. Hat tip to the Program on Negotiation for tracking how the cast successfully negotiated their last two seasons of $1 million … Continue reading Friends Negotiation Tips
From Charlie Pillsbury at Quinnipiac who has promised to send some of his stories our way for the blog and is interested in collecting more of these: As a person of faith, I’m drawn to sacred stories about peacemaking and dispute resolution. As a Christian, I’m most familiar with the Hebrew texts that we Christians … Continue reading Sacred DR Stories
The New York Times reported today here that Taliban justice is becoming more popular with Afghans as they see the formal justice system as corrupt and inefficient. This is the system that the international community, including the United States has invested large amounts of money and effort in building. When it became clear that just … Continue reading Not a surprise when a bad idea fails
In July of 2013, I blogged about the Marissa Alexander case here . Ms. Alexander was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to twenty years in prison after firing a “warning shot” at her estranged, and reportedly abusive, husband. Last week Ms. Alexander was released after entering a plea deal to … Continue reading Update on Marissa Alexander
Based on my study of lawyers’ actual negotiations, A Framework for Advancing Negotiation Theory: Implications from a Study of How Lawyers Reach Agreement in Pretrial Litigation, I have reluctantly concluded that the generally-accepted understanding of negotiation theory is seriously flawed and that we need a better theory. The current framework relies primarily on two models … Continue reading Problems with the System of Negotiation Models, Part 1
The Washington University School of Law Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute and Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Program (that’s a mouthful) is sponsoring a symposium on international dispute resolution on Friday, Feb. 6, from 8:30 am until noon. The symposium includes panels entitled “International Arbitration and the Cross-Border Deal” and “Mediating International Disputes – An … Continue reading International Dispute Resolution Symposium at Washington University
I just posted an item about a conference organized by my former student, Brian Jarrett, who teaches at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. I am very proud of Brian and other former students, and this conference prompted me to reflect on relationships between teachers and students, among others. I would like to think that I have … Continue reading Appreciating Good Ripples
Brian Jarrett (Alaska-Fairbanks Program on Dispute Resolution, Peace-Building, and Restorative Practices) is organizing the Fifth Annual Global Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution, which will take place on Wednesday, April 15, from 3 pm to 5:30 pm, Eastern Time. The conference theme is inter-cultural conflict with a particular emphasis on indigenous conflict resolution. The keynote speaker will … Continue reading Global Cyber-Conference on Dispute Resolution
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
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
