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Therapeutic Jurisprudence, David Wexler Dec 2014

Therapeutic Jurisprudence, David Wexler

Touro Law Review

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Development Through Trade Disputes: Building A Reputation Using The World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement System, Jason L. Holliday Dec 2014

Development Through Trade Disputes: Building A Reputation Using The World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement System, Jason L. Holliday

West Virginia Law Review

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The Failings Of The Tri-State Water Negotiations: Lessons To Be Learned From International Law, Michael Keene Sep 2014

The Failings Of The Tri-State Water Negotiations: Lessons To Be Learned From International Law, Michael Keene

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Sticky Arbitration Clauses - The Use Of Arbitration Clauses After Concepcion And Amex, Peter B. Rutledge, Christopher R. Drahozal May 2014

Sticky Arbitration Clauses - The Use Of Arbitration Clauses After Concepcion And Amex, Peter B. Rutledge, Christopher R. Drahozal

Vanderbilt Law Review

We present the results of the first empirical study of the extent to which businesses have switched to arbitration after AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion. The Supreme Court's decision in Concepcion led commentators to predict that every business soon would use an arbitration clause, coupled with a class arbitration waiver, in their standard form contracts to avoid the risk of class actions. We examine two samples of franchise agreements: one sample in which we track changes in arbitration clauses since 1999, and a broader sample focusing on changes since 2011, immediately before Concepcion was decided. Our central finding is consistent …


Today's Children, Tomorrow's Protectors: Purpose And Process For Peer Mediation In K-12 Education, Raija Churchill Feb 2014

Today's Children, Tomorrow's Protectors: Purpose And Process For Peer Mediation In K-12 Education, Raija Churchill

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article offers information on the evolution, development, and role for peer mediation programs (PMPs) in K-12 education (kindergarden-12th class education), which acts as a dispute resolution tool that provides training to students assisting in mediation of conflicts in their schools in the U.S. It examines the effectiveness of the PMPs' for training students related to achievement of educators' goal to derive safety in the U.S. schools.


Trademark Owner's Strategy: Litigation Versus The Udrp, Jessica Sganga Feb 2014

Trademark Owner's Strategy: Litigation Versus The Udrp, Jessica Sganga

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article offers information on the enactment, development, and significance of the Lanham Act, the Federal Trademark Diluting Act (FTDA), the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA), and the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) to address the challenges arising out of the domain name registration process in the U.S. It informs that these acts provides assistance in safeguarding the rights of trademark owners against the domain name registrants.


Apology, Forgiveness, Reconciliation & Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Susan Daicoff Feb 2014

Apology, Forgiveness, Reconciliation & Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Susan Daicoff

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article offers information on the definition of the apology, forgiveness, and reconciliation processes. It discusses the relationship between these concepts and explains the benefits of practical use of apology, forgiveness, and reconciliation in the law. It informs that these concepts provide an effective healing to dispute or conflicts between individuals, groups, or institutions.


Opening Remarks, October 4, 2013 Symposium: Resolving Ip Disputes: Calling For An Alternative Paradigm, James Levin Jan 2014

Opening Remarks, October 4, 2013 Symposium: Resolving Ip Disputes: Calling For An Alternative Paradigm, James Levin

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Today, 225 years after the Constitution was drafted, we can look back and see how the protection of individual property through our patent system has helped our country grow. In 2012 alone, there were more than 576,763 U.S. patents applications filed and 276,788 patents issued. These numbers don't include the tens of thousands of patents that were bought, sold, and licensed in the private market each year. Not surprisingly, an ever-increasing number of patents are challenged through litigation. In 2012, almost 5000 patent infringement cases were filed. Litigation expenses can easily cost each party in a dispute millions of dollars, …