ADR Prof Blog by Andrea Schneider, Michael Moffitt, Sarah Cole,Art Hinshaw, Jill Gross and Cynthia Alkon.
The book Psychology for Lawyers: Understanding the Human Factors in Negotiation, Litigation, and Decision Making, is now out. (Available here). It’s simply fantastic. Jennifer Robbennolt and Jean Sternlight have done our field an enormous service. My only criticism of their work is that it is so thorough that it does not lend itself easily to simple exceprt-creating for those of us charged with creating casebooks or course assignments. But that is, of course, a sign that the book tackles its important topics with depth and substance. Bravo to both of the authors!
The use of mediation has grown and evolved over last the thirty years. As the “founders” begin to retire and new voices emerge, what is the future of mediation from...
By Kenneth Cloke, Peter AdlerWe follow high-level negotiations, as well as the small commercial dispute, here. No matter the stakes, the dynamics are the same. See, for example, today's AP article, Collapse of WTO Talks...
By Victoria PynchonBook Review The Mediator’s Handbook, Charlton R and Dewdney M, LawBook Co, 2nd ed, 2004 (www.lawbookco.com.au ) Reviewed by David Spencer BA.,LLB.,GDLP.,LLM Senior Lecturer-in-Law, Division of Law, Macquarie University It...
By David Spencer