People in disputes who are considering using mediation as a way to resolve their differences often want to know what...
By Managing EditorThere is a spectrum of dispute resolution processes, ranging from informal discussion to formal adjudication. The concept behind the development...
By Managing Editor1. The court that is to hear the case is likely to order mediation and you would rather pick your...
By Jeffrey KrivisMost lists contain numbers of items that have a traditional context -- 7, 10, or 20. A list of twelve...
By Forrest (Woody) MostenFive Steps to Choosing a Qualified Mediator Checklist 1: What Do You Want? 1. What are your goals? 2. What...
By Alaska Judicial CouncilDedication Foreword Consensus Processes Why? What do we mean? Using them Guiding Principles of Consensus Processes Key Steps in Consensus...
By Managing EditorIf there has been domestic abuse or violence between you and the other party, you should understand how it can...
By Alaska Judicial CouncilI. Who Chooses to Mediate? Those who voluntarily agree to mediate generally have higher socio-economic status (education level, occupation status,...
By Forrest (Woody) MostenI was deeply troubled by the recent bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and disappointed but not...
By Joy HelmerPermission to publish by Eugene Register Guard and Author September 26, 1998 We've lost a peacemaker. Not the headline-making, Nobel...
By Karen McGowan , Kathleen O'Connell CorcoranThis article originally appeared in the July 1998 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...
By Michelle LeBaron, Nike Carstarphen"This article originally appeared in the July 1998 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...
By Jennifer Thomas-LarmerOnline Dispute Resolution (ODR) presents both a major opportunity and a major challenge for the ADR field. For the first...
By Colin RuleMay 1, 1998 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Designation of Interagency Committees to Facilitate and Encourage...
By President William Jefferson ClintonSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the `Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998'. SEC. 2. FINDINGS...
By Managing EditorTo amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992...
By Managing EditorApril 21, 1998 Dear Colleague: The Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR) has embarked in a major initiative to...
By Managing EditorMost dispute resolution practitioners today who have graduate degrees - and a large majority do, according to a recent Consensus...
By Cassel KrollMediation can be a powerful tool for settling disputes. The recent Teamsters strike at UPS was settled with the assistance...
By Norm Brand"....and one reason that mediation is so effective is that it is a voluntary process." How often have you heard...
By Elisabeth SeamanTaken from Report to the Legislature on the Impact of Alternative Disute Resolution on the Massachusetts Trial Court. Prepared by...
By Massachusetts Trial Court Massachussets Trial CourtThis article originally appeared in the January 1998 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...
By Jennifer Thomas-LarmerRecommendation Principles on Family Mediation On January 21, 1998 the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a...
By Committee of Ministers of the Council of EuropeIn 1989 the Cecil Field Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida was upgraded to the National Priority List under the...
By Eric PaleyLa vida de Wittgenstein fue poco convencional. El fue el hijo menor de una familia Vienesa de posición muy acomodada....
By Luis Miguel DiazPeople who work in fields unrelated to alternative dispute resolution often have rudimentary skill as conflict resolvers, perhaps without realizing...
By Ole AmundsenFull PDF Version August 12, 1997 The Honorable John L. Mica Chairman, Subcommittee on Civil Service Committee on Government Reform...
By United States General Accounting Office GAOThis article originally appeared in the April 1997 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...
By Managing EditorThis article originally appeared in the April 1997 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...
By Paul Katzeff"This article originally appeared in the April 1997 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...
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