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Settling Significant Cases, Jeffrey R. Seul
Settling Significant Cases, Jeffrey R. Seul
Washington Law Review
Negotiation, mediation, and other consensus-based alternatives to litigation are most often studied and defended in the context of ordinary disputes, in which liability and distributive issues are contested, but the background norms that govern the outcome of a lawsuit are not. Many consider adjudication to be the only acceptable process for addressing "significant cases": disputes about abortion, school prayer, the environment, and other value-laden issues in which background norms are contested. I argue that this perspective is ironic because litigation, like negotiation, entails compromise. Litigation is a lottery in which the substantive values a party seeks to defend, and which …
Government-To-Citizen Online Dispute Resolution: A Preliminary Inquiry, Anita Ramasastry
Government-To-Citizen Online Dispute Resolution: A Preliminary Inquiry, Anita Ramasastry
Washington Law Review
This Article first examines the use of ODR [online dispute resolution] as a tool for private sector dispute resolution. It explores some of the reasons for a slower rate of uptake in business-to-consumer e-commerce disputes. The Article then suggests that a new and innovative use for ODR may be for public sector dispute resolution—between governments and citizens. The use of technology for public dispute resolution may promote access to justice in the administrative context.