Dispute Resolution: Negotiation Mediation and Other Processes (Aspen Casebook)

The Sixth Edition has been updated to reflect recent developments in empirical mediation research, including latest research on what makes a mediator successful. It re-examines the law of arbitration in light of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings and offers more practice-related issues, questions and exercises.

Features:

The revised Sixth Edition includes:

• Thorough, systematic coverage, moving from overviews to critical analysis, application, evaluation, and practice.
• Distinguished, experienced author team.
• Direct, accessible writing.
• Wealth of simulations and questions that allow students to evaluate, prepare for, and practice, the various dispute resolution techniques.
• More practice-related issues.
• The role and applications of modern technology in ADR.
• International applications of ADR processes.
• Updated synthesis of empirical mediation research, including the latest research on what makes a mediator successful.
• Full re-examination of the law of arbitration in light of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on arbitrability, preemption, judicial review, and process.
• Use of the principles of dispute system design as an organizing theme for examining variants on basic ADR processes.
• Updated materials on legal issues related to court orders to use dispute resolution, regulation of mediation, and mediation confidentiality.
• New questions and exercises, including exercises in mediation-arbitration and online dispute resolution.