An adjudicative process by which a private third-party neutral renders a binding determination of an issue in dispute. (Michael L. Moffitt and Robert C. Bordone, eds., Handbook of Dispute Resolution [Program on Negotiation/Jossey-Bass, 2005], 318-19)
The following items are tagged arbitration.
International Business Arbitration
BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL (JD980)
FALL 2012
Instructor:
William W. Park
617-353-3149
Legal dimensions of international business dispute resolution through binding arbitration. Treaty framework for determining validity of arbitration agreement and for recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards (New York Convention, Panama Convention, Washington Convention). Comparative approach (French, English, Swiss, and U.S. legal systems) to the influence of
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL (LL 45101)
FALL 2012
Instructor:
Philip D. O’Neill, Jr.
The old maxim “where business goes, disputes soon follow” has renewed vitality in an age of globalization. As cross-border commerce follows American business abroad, and offshore foreign investment flows into the U.S., the potential for clashes in the business expectations of
Alternative Dispute Resolution Seminar
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
SPRING 2013
Instructor:
Bette J. Roth
Suffolk Law School
This seminar examines the role of lawyers as societal problem solvers employing various methods of analyzing, reducing and resolving legal and other forms of dispute without resort to formal trial. Although some disputes can only be properly resolved through trial and appeal, the vast
Alternative Dispute Resolution
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL
FALL 2012/SPRING 2013
Instructor:
Dwight Golann
Fall 2012
Suffolk Law School
617-573-8183
Robert Smith
Spring 2013
Suffolk Law School
617-573-8573
One of a lawyer’s primary tasks is to resolve disputes. Most controversies are never decided by a court, but instead are settled by agreement. The ability to negotiate and mediate effectively is thus crucial for litigators as well as lawyers
Alternative Dispute Resolution
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
FALL 2011
Instructor:
Sarah Garraty
617-353-2395
Law school courses focus almost exclusively on adjudication as a model for resolving legal disputes, yet only a fraction of disputes actually go to trial. This course exposes students to the many alternatives to trial, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, fact-finding, and hybrid combinations of these methods. After
Alternative Dispute Resolution
NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF LAW (AR252)
FALL 2012
Instructor:
Davalene Cooper
Martha Koster
617-422-7271
Designed to familiarize students with alternatives to traditional means of settling disputes. The course begins with the traditional method of dispute resolution, litigation, and later concentrates on negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. The course also exposes students to various programs in Massachusetts that use alternative
Alternative Dispute Resolution JD 881 (A1)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
FALL 2012
Ilana Hurwitz
617-353-3142
One of a lawyer’s primary tasks is to resolve disputes. Most controversies are never decided by a court but instead are settled by agreement. The ability to negotiate and mediate effectively is therefore crucial for litigators as well as lawyers practicing in other contexts.
Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW (JD 955 A1)
NOT OFFERED 2012
Instructor:
Barry Weiner
617-353-3110
This seminar series will offer students the opportunity to actually mediate and arbitrate a specific case through 2 party role playing with Mr. Weiner as Judge, Mediator and Arbitrator. During the course, both sides will consider the advisability of mediation and its
The Harvard Negotiation Law Review has just launched a new website! HNLR.org features a host of articles on Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration, and other dispute resolution topics, as well as archives of print editions of the journal and other ADR content. We are always looking for cutting edge material in the field
Co-Directors
Frank E. A. Sander
Michael Wheeler
Assistant to Professor Sander
Marilyn Uzuner
Assistant to Professor Wheeler
Mary Alice Wood
Multi-Door Courthouse
The “multi-door courthouse” — a concept originated by Dispute Resolution Program founder Frank E. A. Sander — offers a variety of resolution options (including litigation) to people who take their disputes to court.
For example, in Middlesex County Superior Court in Cambridge,
Taught by world-renowned professors, distinguished thought leaders and best-selling authors.
BATNA
Business Negotiations
Conflict Management
Conflict Resolution
Crisis Negotiations
Dealmaking
Dispute Resolution
International Negotiation
Mediation
Meeting Facilitation
Negotiation Skills
Negotiation Training
Pedagogy
Sales Negotiations
Win Win
Women and Negotiation