Tag Archives: ADR Institutions

Conflict Resolution|International|systems design

ADR As Management Tool: Elite Organizations Hold Joint Conference

Conflict Resolution|International|systems design

ADR As Management Tool: Elite Organizations Hold Joint Conference

Collaboration -- a practice so often touted by the world's leading ADR organizations -- is too seldom practiced by those organizations themselves.  Therefore it is with great pleasure that I note a conference in February being jointly conducted by the ICC and the CPR Institute....

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Europe|International|Mediation|Teaching

Developments in Europe

Europe|International|Mediation|Teaching

Developments in Europe

Giuseppe de Palo and I first met in 1999 or 2000, when I was bowled over the first time I learned about his work with The ADR Center in Rome.  Since that time, every occasion I meet Giuseppe I am reminded what a powerhouse of talent, ambition, energy and aspiration...

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Arbitration|International|systems design

Symposium on Investor/State Dispute Resolution

Arbitration|International|systems design

Symposium on Investor/State Dispute Resolution

I had written here in anticipation of the March 29, 2010, Joint Symposium on International Investment Law and ADR, held by UNCTAD and the Washington and Lee School of Law.  It was a smashing and impressive success, due to the remarkable convening powers of hosts Susan D. Franck of Washington and...

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International

New Feature: International Mediation Resources

International

New Feature: International Mediation Resources

My periodic attendance at the UIA's World Mediation Forum, as well as the opportunity to attend the Chamonix Conference last April and the contacts and friendships I made while serving the CPR Institute for ten years, have all prompted the creation of a "Directory" of ADR organizations around the world.  This...

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Conflict Resolution|Europe|International|systems design

International Projects and Initiatives: Part II

Conflict Resolution|Europe|International|systems design

International Projects and Initiatives: Part II

Part I of this post summarized reports from Spain, South Africa, Bahrain, Pakistan and the Balkans.  This second and concluding part presents reports from Argentina, the United States and Europe broadly....

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Conflict Resolution|Europe|International|Mediation|United States

International Projects and Initiatives: Part I

Conflict Resolution|Europe|International|Mediation|United States

International Projects and Initiatives: Part I

A panel of eight speakers at the Madrid IBA Conference spoke on "Projects, Practices and Policies: Developments from the World of Mediation."  This is the first of a two-part report on the presentations offered....

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International|Mediation

Important Development in Chinese Business Mediation

International|Mediation

Important Development in Chinese Business Mediation

On July 24, 2009, the Chinese Supreme People's Court issued Several Opinions on Establishing and Improving of a Dispute Resolution System and the Linking of Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism.  Thanks to Andrew Aglionby and his stalwart crew at Baker & McKenzie's China office, we have a translation of this...

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