The third and final student paper I intend to share addresses the emergence of Islamic law in countries that are, or promise to be, important trade partners with western businesses. ...
In previous posts, I expressed concern that mandatory employment arbitration is having a bad effect on the practice of arbitration generally. As my older brother used to say, "Duh." And here's some more troublesome evidence of this regrettable trend....
I hope that this month brings serenity and peace to all who have been kind enough to visit this blog since its inception eight months ago. As digital gift to my cyber friends, please enjoy this performance of Ave Maria by the 20th Century German composer Franz Biebl (1906-2001). While the text of this lovely work is...
In our field, there are many more meetings, conventions, conferences, workshops and trainings than there is work. It's impossible to attend them all and it's sometimes hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. Three instances of real "wheat" are coming up that should be on the short list for corporate end-users...
In January 2001, I attended a CPR Annual Meeting in which Carrie Menkel-Meadow moderated a fascinating panel discussion on "Gender and Negotiation/Mediation." The question presented was: "Does the gender of participants influence expectations, behaviors, performance or outcomes in negotiation and mediation settings?" The panelists included Charles Craver of George Washington...
Wilbur Hicks, Ombuds of the International Monetary Fund (and before that for Shell and Princeton) has directed our attention to the Ombuds Blog. Even a cursory review shows that this is a robust and (for me at least) hitherto overlooked resource for commercial conflict managers....
My class in International Commercial Dispute Resolution at New York Law School is now finished, and each student was required to prepare a paper on a related topic of their choice. All were good, happily, and some students wrote on topics that readers of this blog may find useful. With their...