Tag Archives: ADR

Conflict Resolution|Negotiation|Teaching

Psychological Barriers to Accurate Risk Assessment

Conflict Resolution|Negotiation|Teaching

Psychological Barriers to Accurate Risk Assessment

A recent article has been making the rounds of ADR professionals. The current issue of the American Psychological Association’s publication Psychology, Public Policy and Law (Vol. 16, No. 2, at 133-57) features a report of a study conducted by a group of scholars from Australia, Sweden and the United States....

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Conflict Resolution|Ethics|Religion

Making Peace With "No" — Forgiveness and Mental Health

Conflict Resolution|Ethics|Religion

Making Peace With "No" — Forgiveness and Mental Health

Frederic Luskin, Director of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects, reminded a packed house at the ABA Dispute Resolution meeting in San Francisco that a 2-yr old who is told "no" screams and yells when she doesn't get what she wants, but then eventually stops and moves on to the next thing. ...

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Conflict Resolution|Ethics|Mediation

Collaborative Law Struggles Bravely

Conflict Resolution|Ethics|Mediation

Collaborative Law Struggles Bravely

I first came upon the term "Collaborative Law" in 2006 when I met David Hoffman of Boston Law Collaborative.  David is a remarkable guy and could sell ice to an Eskimo if he thought the ice would be a benefit.  As concerns collaborative law, David is tireless in his advocacy,...

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Conflict Resolution|International|Mediation

Mediating Business Disputes in the Chinese Tradition

Conflict Resolution|International|Mediation

Mediating Business Disputes in the Chinese Tradition

This article was first published in Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation: The 2008 Fordham Papers (2009) The rise of China as a trade partner to the United States, and the legal and commercial ramifications of this phenomenon, have been widely observed and commented upon.  This article relates some experiences...

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