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Challenges of Institutionalizing Mediation

This video is presented as part of Mediate.com’s 25th Anniversary Conference.

Frank Sander talks about the challenges institutionalization presents: trying to build on what’s good without impairing the quality of the practice, becoming part of the court system without courts taking over mediation.

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Frank Sander

Professor Frank Sander was a leading expert on alternative methods of dispute resolution and is one of the pioneers of the field. Among other innovations, one of his early papers put forth the idea of the "Multi-Door Courthouse," a court system that helps direct disputants to the most appropriate route to… MORE >

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