Teaching really does have its rewards. Last week I emphasized to the students in my Mediation & Arbitration class that one question they should ask themselves throughout the semester is whether the dispute resolution process used in any particular dispute is appropriate for that dispute. A few days later a student in that class brought this article to … Continue reading Mediating family religious disputes?
From Sharon Press at the Association for Conflict Resolution: Hopefully many of you already know about Conflict Resolution Day which is an annual event sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) to: promote awareness of mediation arbitration, conciliation and other creative, peaceful means of resolving conflict; promote the use of conflict resolution in schools, families, … Continue reading Conflict Resolution Day
I am reproducing here an e-mail announcement from ADR Prof Nancy Welsh that came across the ADR listserv earlier today: Dear Colleagues: On Friday, March 26, 2010, Penn State will hold a symposium addressing the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal. There will be three panels: * One panel will address Iqbal‘s implications … Continue reading Symposium at Penn State
I’ve been a subscriber to the National Arbitration Forum’s ADR Law & Policy Update for a couple of years now, and I have to say that I miss my weekly (or so) emails. I’m guessing that the Update is a casualty of the NAF’s difficult summer (see here and here among other places), and that’s … Continue reading ADR Law & Policy Update – Where Have You Gone?
Imagine a race for District Attorney where the lead candidates talk about alternative ways to handle criminal cases, including problem solving courts, and are not simply competing to see who will be “tougher” on crime. This seems to be happening in New York City. The three contenders for District Attorney in next week’s Democratic primary … Continue reading “Meting out justice with sympathy”: The race for NY District Attorney
James Surowiecki had an interesting piece in last week’s New Yorker describing the endowment effect and the status quo bias and applying them to the current health care debate. In looking at the endowment effect (when you own something you tend to overvalue it) Surowiecki states: “What [the endowment effect] suggests about health care is … Continue reading Can Bias Help President Obama in the Health Care Debate?
Earlier this week I criticized an article in the last month’s ABA Journal saying that there’s work to be had as an ADR neutral due to the economic downturn. You can see the post here. Since then a colleague brought an article that backs up my assertions about the difficulties of entering the profession and … Continue reading Where the Work Is – Cont’d
The International Ombudsman Association has announced its first student writing competition, inviting law students and other graduate students to submit articles arguing for a statutory privilege for organizational ombudsmen. More information can be found here. For a short preview, here’s the call of the question: For this article, assume that you are advising the legislature … Continue reading International Ombudsman Association Writing Competition
An article in the most recent ABA Journal entitled “Where the Work Is” (here) listed ADR as one of the subfields of law where there are likely to be jobs during the current economic downturn. The article states that legal services consumers are seeking to avoid litigation costs and concludes that has been a boon … Continue reading Where the Work Is
Very sad news today, from my perspective. ADRWorld will no longer be publishing its very useful subscription service. Announcement here: It is with regret that we announce that effective September 1, 2009, ADRWorld.com will be discontinued. Letters containing important refund information are now being sent to subscribers; please watch for this notification with the red … Continue reading ADRWorld Discontinued
