Conflict Resolution|International|systems design

International Panel on ADR as Cost-Cutting Device

Conflict Resolution|International|systems design

International Panel on ADR as Cost-Cutting Device

As a final report on the proceedings of the recent IBA Annual Conference, on Thursday November 3 Jane Player and I co-chaired a Panel on "The Use of ADR in the Management and Control of Dispute-Related Costs."  ...

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International|Mediation

IBA Draft Rules for Investor-State Mediation

International|Mediation

IBA Draft Rules for Investor-State Mediation

Two years ago, a session was held at the Buenos Aires IBA Annual Conference on the feasibility of creating a set of rules for the mediation of disputes between investors and States.  The ICSID Conciliation Rules are broadly acknowledged to be clumsy and have seldom, if ever, been used.  For the past...

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Employment|International

Multiculturism, and a Critique of Pure Tolerance

Employment|International

Multiculturism, and a Critique of Pure Tolerance

At the IBA in Dubai last week, a three-hour session was held on "The Rise of Multiculturalism and Resulting Challenges of Managing Diversity in the Workplace."  While the subjects discussed were fascinating, the subjects not discussed might have been even more so.  ...

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Europe|International|Mediation|Teaching

ICC Mediation Moot Competition in Paris, February 2012

Europe|International|Mediation|Teaching

ICC Mediation Moot Competition in Paris, February 2012

The tireless Hanna Tuempel of the Dispute Resolution Services of the International Chamber of Commerce reminds us that the 7th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition takes place in Paris on February 3-8, 2012. In the competition, law students are faced with complex interational commercial problems that they must attempt to resolve...

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Conflict Resolution|Human Rights|International

Mohamed ElBaradei Addresses Opening Session of IBA Conference in Dubai

Conflict Resolution|Human Rights|International

Mohamed ElBaradei Addresses Opening Session of IBA Conference in Dubai

 The Annual Conference of the International Bar Association opened on Sunday night October 30, 2011, with an address by Mohamed ElBaradei, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and, with the IAEA, 2005 Nobel laureate.  He focused on the dynamic state of the Middle East and addressed both the...

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Conflict Resolution|International|Mediation|systems design

International Bar Association Meets Next Week

Conflict Resolution|International|Mediation|systems design

International Bar Association Meets Next Week

The International Bar Association opens its Annual Meeting on Sunday October 30, 2011, in Dubai with an eagerly anticipated address by Nobel laureate Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei.  During the week, the IBA Mediation Committee, under the confident leadership of Babak Barin of Montreal, will offer some robust and discriminating panels. ...

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