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Thinking About Fairness & Achieving Balance In Mediation, Sarah E. Burns
Thinking About Fairness & Achieving Balance In Mediation, Sarah E. Burns
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Article identifies five sources of bias present in mediation practice: (1) categorization, (2) attribution, (3) metaphorical expression, (4) norming, and (5) framing. For each of these "cognitive efficiencies," which contribute to bias in mediation, the author provides practice recommendations. Finally, the author suggests that the Article be read as a proposal for further thought and inquiry to improve the fairness of mediators.
Keynote Address: Consensus Building, Public Dispute Resolution, And Social Justice, Lawrence E. Susskind
Keynote Address: Consensus Building, Public Dispute Resolution, And Social Justice, Lawrence E. Susskind
Fordham Urban Law Journal
These remarks were prepared for and delivered at the Second Annual Fordham University School of Law Dispute Resolution Society Symposium on October 12, 2007. The Address discusses how democracy, public dispute resolution, and social justice fit together. The speaker opens with an example of a small city making a decision about a large industrial development project from the perspective of a traditional model and a consensus-oriented model. He then addresses three major problems with the first: (i) the majority rule problem; (ii) the representation problem; and (iii) the adversarial format problem. The speaker goes on to advocate for the consensus-building …
Transnational Labor Citizenship, Jennifer Gordon
Transnational Labor Citizenship, Jennifer Gordon
Faculty Scholarship
Over one million new immigrants arrive in the United States each year. This spring, Americans saw several times that number pour into the streets, protesting proposed changes in U.S. immigration and guest work policies. As the signs they carried indicated, most migrants come to work, and it is in the workplace that the impact of large numbers of newcomers is most keenly felt. For those who see both the free movement of people and the preservation of decent working conditions as essential to social justice, this presents a seemingly unresolvable dilemma. In a situation of massive inequality among countries, to …
Religious Values, Legal Ethics, And Poverty Law: A Response To Thomas Shaffer, Stephen Wizner
Religious Values, Legal Ethics, And Poverty Law: A Response To Thomas Shaffer, Stephen Wizner
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Stephen Wizner provides a response to Thomas Shaffer's article on his pursuit of social justice through using religious figures as role models. Wizner argues that Shaffer is clearly right in asserting that there is much in the prophetic literature, and, indeed, in the entire Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, that could serve as a moral impetus for social justice lawyering. One can find considerable support for Shaffer's religious thesis in the texts that he cites, and in the words of the prophets he looks to as role models. Nevertheless, Wizner presents a skeptical response to Professor Shaffer's thoughtful essay. …
Transformative Criminal Defense Practice: Truth, Love, And Individual Rights- The Innovative Approach Of The Georgia Justice Project, Douglas Ammar, Tosha Downey
Transformative Criminal Defense Practice: Truth, Love, And Individual Rights- The Innovative Approach Of The Georgia Justice Project, Douglas Ammar, Tosha Downey
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Georgia Justice Project has a unique approach to criminal defense and rehabilitation which is based on a relationship and community-oriented ethic. Focused on only accepting clients who are willing to make a serious commitment to changing their lives, the GJP ensures that the client moves beyond social, emotional and personal challenges that contributed to their legal problems. This article describes the unique factors of the GJP that have contributed to its continued success.
Civil Disturbances: Battles For Justice In New York City
Civil Disturbances: Battles For Justice In New York City
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Collection contains a number of essays that are a part of Civil Disturbances, a collaborative project between artists and lawyers that commemorates various public interest law suits and social justice efforts in New York City. The project itself consists of twenty signs, each representing one specific case, that were designed to be both provoking and informative. This specific Collection contains printings of eight of the signs, as well as separate writings on issues and cases including: disabled people's accessibility to the Empire State Building, child welfare, children's rights, women and the FDNY, rights of the homeless, and welfare benefits. …
A Citizen Lawyer's Moral, Religious, And Professional Responsibility For The Administration Of Justice For The Poor, Mary Ann Dantuono
A Citizen Lawyer's Moral, Religious, And Professional Responsibility For The Administration Of Justice For The Poor, Mary Ann Dantuono
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Christian Lawyer's Mandate To Provide Pro Bono Publico Service, Nitza Milagros Escalera
A Christian Lawyer's Mandate To Provide Pro Bono Publico Service, Nitza Milagros Escalera
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Discernment Of (The Law Student's) Vocation In Law, David L. Gregory
The Discernment Of (The Law Student's) Vocation In Law, David L. Gregory
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Religious Symbols And Religious Garb In The Courtroom: A Catholic Lawyer And The Church's Social Teaching, F. Giba-Matthews
Religious Symbols And Religious Garb In The Courtroom: A Catholic Lawyer And The Church's Social Teaching, F. Giba-Matthews
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Report Of Working Group #3, Stacy R. Horth-Neubert
Report Of Working Group #3, Stacy R. Horth-Neubert
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Practice Of Law As A Vocation Or Calling, Timothy W. Floyd
The Practice Of Law As A Vocation Or Calling, Timothy W. Floyd
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Agenda: The Practice Of Law As A Vocation Or Calling: Group #3
Agenda: The Practice Of Law As A Vocation Or Calling: Group #3
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Report Of Working Group #7, S. Chris Church
Agenda: Pro Bono And Service Obligations: Group #7
Agenda: Pro Bono And Service Obligations: Group #7
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Union Lawyer's Obligations To Bargaining Unit Members: A Case Study Of The Interdependence Of Legal Ethics And Substantive Law, The Symposium: The Lawyer's Duties And Liabilities To Third Parties, Russell G. Pearce
Faculty Scholarship
One of the largest groups of purported nonclients to whom lawyers might have obligations are members of bargaining units represented by unions. Despite the much publicized decline of labor unions, they have almost 16.4 million members. In addition, many workers are members of bargaining units represented by labor unions, but are not union members. The relationship of union lawyers to these millions of bargaining unit members, whether members of the union or not, is unclear. An examination of how this relationship influences and is influenced by labor law offers a fascinating case study of the synergy between the substantive law …
Race(Ial)Matters: The Quest For Environmental Justice Review Essay, Sheila R. Foster
Race(Ial)Matters: The Quest For Environmental Justice Review Essay, Sheila R. Foster
Faculty Scholarship
The essays contained in Race and the Incidence of Environmental Hazards: A Time For Discourse and the recent report by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Environmental Equity: Reducing Risk For All Communities represent what appears to be a remarkable consensus that low-income and minority communities bear a disproportionate share of environmental exposures and health risks. These two works also reflect the synergy of efforts by various elements of both the traditional civil rights and mainstream environmental movements to address issues of "environmental racism." Indeed, the current "environmental justice," or "environmental equity,"' movement is a combined effort of grassroots …