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Bargaining In The Shadow Of The Best-Interests Standard: The Close Connection Between Substance And Process In Resolving Divorce-Related Parenting Disputes, Jana B. Singer
Jana B. Singer
This essay, written for a Symposium celebrating the child custody scholarship of Professor Robert Mnookin, examines the close connection between changes in substantive child custody doctrine and changes in custody dispute resolution processes over the past 30 years. Part I of the article explores how the widespread adoption of an unmediated “best interest of the child” standard, and the ensuing rejection of the sole custody paradigm, precipitated a shift from adversarial to non-adversarial resolution of divorce-related parenting disputes. Part II of the essay reverses the direction of the analytic lens and considers how the shift from adversarial to non-adversarial dispute …
Whither Affirmative Action: A Look At Recent Court Decisions, Tanya M. Marcum J.D.
Whither Affirmative Action: A Look At Recent Court Decisions, Tanya M. Marcum J.D.
Tanya M. Marcum J.D.
The concept of “affirmative action” has held a place in the legal system for well over a thousand years. However, the term “affirmative action” has recently been used and applied in varying ways, causing confusion and outright hostility throughout our nation. The concept of “affirmative action” the term “affirmative action” and the practice of “affirmative action” are still with us giving rise to continuing legal attention and political focus. This article will explore the history of and uses of affirmative action, examine the recent cases before the courts, and finally, make predictions as to the future of affirmative action and …
Bargaining In The Dark: The Normative Incoherence Of Lawyer Dispute Bargaining Role, Robert J. Condlin
Bargaining In The Dark: The Normative Incoherence Of Lawyer Dispute Bargaining Role, Robert J. Condlin
Robert J. Condlin
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Conflicts As Inner Trials: Transitions For Clients, Ideas For Lawyers, Jonathan R. Cohen
Conflicts As Inner Trials: Transitions For Clients, Ideas For Lawyers, Jonathan R. Cohen
Jonathan R. Cohen
As times of transition, conflicts often produce significant inner trials for parties. This paper categorizes some of the more common inner trials parties in conflict face (e.g., coping with loss, strong emotions, uncertainty, etc.) and suggests that, as liminal times in people’s lives, some conflicts may also hold within them important opportunities for learning, growth and self-definition. This paper also offers some ideas for how lawyers might best assist clients during such transitions.
Fostering Race-Related Dialogue: Lessons From A Small Seminar, Jonathan R. Cohen
Fostering Race-Related Dialogue: Lessons From A Small Seminar, Jonathan R. Cohen
Jonathan R. Cohen
People frequently shy away from discussing race. Yet, for many reasons, discussing race is extremely important. Drawing upon my experience of teaching a small seminar that addressed race through the lens of reconciliation, in this essay I offer several suggestions for fostering constructive race-related dialogue. I begin by identifying some factors that can make race-related dialogue difficult. I then suggest five steps that may facilitate constructive dialogue: (1) establish trust and good conversational dynamics before discussing race, (2) prompt the discussion with a reading or other informative stimulus, (3) listen to others with the goal of understanding their thoughts, (4) …
Repsol, Ypf, And Argentina: A Hypothetical Look At The Pending Icsid Arbitration Over Ypf, Stephen Pelliccia
Repsol, Ypf, And Argentina: A Hypothetical Look At The Pending Icsid Arbitration Over Ypf, Stephen Pelliccia
Stephen Pelliccia
In this paper I will discuss the 2012 expropriation of the Repsol subsidiary, YPF S.A., by the Argentine government and the upcoming ICSID arbitration on the legality thereof. Taking in to account basic tenets of international arbitration law, bilateral investment treaties, and ICSID jurisprudence, I will put forward some of the principal arguments of both parties could make and discuss a likely decision by the ICSID Tribunal. In addition to the ICSID award I will also discuss the difficulties of enforcing ICSID and other arbitral awards against Argentina and will discuss Latin American attitudes towards ICSID in general. Keeping in …
Venturing Home: Implementing Lessons From The Rethinking Negotiation Project, Kenneth H. Fox, Sharon Press
Venturing Home: Implementing Lessons From The Rethinking Negotiation Project, Kenneth H. Fox, Sharon Press
Kenneth H Fox
This article summarizes the lessons from a five year, four published volume, international "rethinking negotiation teaching" project, and then articulates the key principles that underlie a resulting "second generation" two-course negotiation sequence the authors designed and implemented. In addition to providing a conceptual framework for the courses, the article also includes detailed course descriptions and course syllabi.
Superiority As Unity, Jay Tidmarsh
Superiority As Unity, Jay Tidmarsh
Jay Tidmarsh
One of Professor Redish’s many important contributions to legal scholarship is his recent work on class actions. Grounding his argument in the theory of democratic accountability that has been at the centerpiece of all his work, Professor Redish suggests that, in nearly all instances, class actions violate the individual autonomy of litigants and should not be used by courts. This Essay begins from the opposite premise: that class actions should be grounded in the notion of social utility rather than autonomy so that class actions should be used whenever they achieve net social gains. This idea of “superiority” presents some …