Conflict Resolution

Complaint Filed Against National Arbitration Forum

Conflict Resolution

Complaint Filed Against National Arbitration Forum

News has spread fast about the complaint filed on Monday July 14 by the Attorney General of Minnesota against National Arbitration Forum.  But as usual no one has a more complete first cut than Russ Bleemer of CPR -- read his coverage here.  Bleemer links these troublesome allegations of deceptive practices to the...

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Conflict Resolution|Religion

Quakers and Conflict Transformation

Conflict Resolution|Religion

Quakers and Conflict Transformation

Over the past 18 months I have been getting more and more involved with the "Conflict Transformation Committee" of the New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.  That's like Quakers.  Like the oatmeal.  And it's going to get worse before it gets better....

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Human Rights|International|systems design

ADR and Human Rights: The Saga Continues

Human Rights|International|systems design

ADR and Human Rights: The Saga Continues

Readers of this blog will remember my interest in the work of Prof. John Ruggie, the Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations.  His work continues, richer and even more provocative....

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Mediation

Helping Disputants to Quantify Their Risk

Mediation

Helping Disputants to Quantify Their Risk

Victoria Pynchon's "Settle It Now Negotiation Blog" is always worth reading, and a recent post struck paydirt: A link to an article by Donald R. Philbin, Jr., on the use of decision tree analysis -- and other tools -- in assisting parties to intelligently negotiate claims and defenses.  It is...

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