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Toward A Theory Of Precedent In Arbitration, W. Mark C. Weidemaier Apr 2010

Toward A Theory Of Precedent In Arbitration, W. Mark C. Weidemaier

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Do arbitrators create precedent? The claim that they do not recurs throughout much of the arbitration literature. Instead, arbitration often is viewed as an ad hoc forum in which arbitrators do justice (at best) within the confines of particular cases. As an empirical matter, however, it is increasingly clear that, in some arbitration systems, arbitrators often cite to other arbitrators, claim to rely on past awards, and promote adjudicatory consistency as an important system norm. Much like courts, then, arbitrators can (but do not always) create precedent that guides future behavior and provides a language in which disputants, lawyers, and …


The Wto: Biting The Hand That Fed It, Curtis S. Miller Apr 2003

The Wto: Biting The Hand That Fed It, Curtis S. Miller

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As Mandatory Binding Arbitration Meets The Class Action, Will The Class Action Survive?, Jean R. Sternlight Oct 2000

As Mandatory Binding Arbitration Meets The Class Action, Will The Class Action Survive?, Jean R. Sternlight

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