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C-Drum News, Fall 2013

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The Impact Of Preemption In The Nfl Concussion Litigation, Kelly A. Heard

University of Miami Law Review

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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 …

Expanding The Empirical Study Of Access To Justice, Catherine R. Albiston, Rebecca L. Sandefur

Catherine R. Albiston

The article focuses on the research on the Access to Justice (A2J), legal need, and the delivery of civil legal services in the U.S. It informs of the establishment of an A2J research initiative by the American Bar Foundation, a leading national center for sociolegal research, for the development of A2J research agenda. It addresses to the transformation of the Civil Litigation Research Project (CLRP) to resolve the civil legal disputes and offers solutions to address poverty and inequality.

Bargaining In The Dark: The Normative Incoherence Of Lawyer Dispute Bargaining Role, Robert J. Condlin

Robert J. Condlin

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Whatever Floats The "Reasonable Observer's" Boat: An Examination Of Lozman V.City Of Riviera Beach Fla. And The Supreme Court's Ruling That Floating Homes Are Not Vessels, Kathryn D. Yankowski

University of Miami Law Review

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The Emerging Anglo-American Model: Convergence In Industrial Relations Institutions?, Alexander Colvin, Owen R. Darbishire

Alexander Colvin

The Thatcher and Reagan administrations led a shift towards more market oriented regulation of economies in the Anglo-American countries, including efforts to reduce the power of organized labor. In this paper, we examine the development of employment and labor law in six Anglo-American countries (the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand) from the Thatcher/Reagan era to the present. At the outset of the Thatcher/Reagan era, the employment and labor law systems in these countries could be divided into three pairings: the Wagner Act model based industrial relations systems of the United States and Canada; the voluntarist system …

Stop! In The Name Of Ethics, Before You Break My Bank Account: The "Conflicting" Rights Guaranteed To Parties In International Arbitration By Hrvatska V. Slovenia And Rompetrol V. Romania, And Their Potential As Tactical Weapons, Misbah Farid

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

International arbitration offers many rights, such as the right to counsel of choice and the right to an independent and impartial arbitration panel and proceeding. However, these guarantees, while they ensure the rights of parties and allow international arbitration to be a viable dispute resolution forum, can also be used as weapons. The viability of these rights as weapons is what reconciles the seemingly conflicting cases of Hrvatska v. Slovenia and Rompetrol v. Romania. Hrvatska sets forth an arbitration tribunal's inherent right to ensure and regulate the proceedings so as to guarantee the rights offered by international arbitration, while …

Adapting Alternate Dispute Resolution For Use In Administrative Proceedings, Victor Lawrence

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

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Privately Employed Hearing Officers: Hearing Board Procedures Of The New York Stock Exchange, David J. Agatstein

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

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Massachusetts Community Mediation Center Grant Program, Massachusetts Office Of Public Collaboration, University Of Massachusetts Boston

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The CMC Grant Program was established in FY 2013 to provide state operational funding to community mediation centers that provide services through trained volunteers to primarily low-income citizens for a wide-range of family, neighborhood and community conflicts.

The Wto's Blind Spot: Dispute Resolution In The International Food Industry, Gabriela Steier

Gabriela Steier

This paper analyzes the importance of the WTO’s role and its dispute resolution process within the international food trade system based on a discussion of the WTO’s dispute resolution of American genetically modified (GM) crops that were forced into the European market. In order for public policy and economic aspects to coexist in the legally binding decisions that originate from the WTO dispute resolution process, the panels should acknowledge their protective function toward the trading partners on the one hand, and the public and the global ecologic sustainability on the other. The resulting precedent, in turn, would induce behavioral changes …

Viability Of Arbitration Clauses In West Virginia Oil And Gas Leases: It Is All About The Lease!!!, Phillip T. Glyptis

West Virginia Law Review

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Education For Judicial Aspirants, Keith R. Fisher

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

Introductory judicial education (IJE) is an avenue for improving both appointive and elective systems of judicial selection. The impetus for considering this topic can be traced back to lingering unease with judicial selection and the ongoing (though now somewhat stagnant) debate over merit selection. Moreover, changes in the nature of law practice and the judicial role over the past several decades have rendered the gap between those two activities increasingly large. Moreover, surveys of minority communities have consistently demonstrated a far lower degree of confidence in the impartiality and fairness of our nation’s judges. IJE is an effort to maximize …

The Arbitration Clause As Super Contract, Richard Frankel

Richard Frankel

It is widely acknowledged that the purpose of the Federal Arbitration Act was to place arbitration clauses on equal footing with other contracts. Nonetheless, federal and state courts have turned arbitration clauses into “super contracts” by creating special interpretive rules for arbitration clauses that do not apply to other contracts. In doing so, they have relied extensively, and incorrectly, on the Supreme Court’s determination that the FAA embodies a federal policy favoring arbitration.

While many scholars have focused attention on the public policy rationales for and against arbitration, few have explored how arbitration clauses should be interpreted. This article fills …

Mediating The Religious Upbringing Issue In Divorce Cases, Katheryn M. Dutenhaver

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article presents information on the family dispute resolution based on divorce cases based on religion. The judicial orders in different jurisdictions related to custodial parent are considered. The difficulty facing the judges while deciding the remedies and the need of designing stand-alone dispute resolution system is discussed. The techniques utilized by the mediators in solving such disputes are also discussed.

How To Give The Dog A Home: Using Mediation To Solve Companion Animal Custody Disputes, Emily Franklin

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article presents information on the domestication of dogs with respect to the resolution of the custody disputes of the animals and the method of mediation for the solving the disputes of companion animals in the U.S. Companion animals are considered as the essential part of the family in the country. Information on the requirement of mediation with respect to the animal law and the family law of the U.S. is also presented.

When "Yes" Means "No": Mccarran-Ferguson, The New York Convention, And The Limits Of Congressional Assent, Aaron L. Wells

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article focuses on the awards and arbitration of the resolution of the international commercial disputes with respect to the cross-border contracts and agreements. The enactment of the McCarran-Ferguson Act of the U.S. was for the prevention of the general applicability of the federal legislation in the authority of the states for the purpose of regulating the insurance industry. Information on the decision of the Supreme Court of the U.S. regarding this issue is also presented.

What Finra Can Learn From Major League Baseball, Ben Einbinder

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article presents information on the arbitration system formed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) with respect to the arbitration under the employment disputes in the financial industry. The arbitration models created by FINRA examine the disputes in the securities industry. Information on the impact of the Major League Baseball and its works on the employment disputes are also presented.

Pursuit Of Happiness And Resolution Of Conflict: An Agenda For The Future Of Adr, Arthur Pearlstein

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article presents information on the study of happiness with respect to the conflict resolution and the goals of Alternative Dispute Resolution. The study of happiness with its disciplines and methodologies falls under the field of psychology. Information on the role of the American Psychological Association of the U.S. on the study and science of happiness that consists of the findings on the subject of medicine, economics, neuroscience and philosophy is also presented.

The Perfect Circle: Arbitration's Favors Become Its Flaws In An Era Of Nationalization And Regulation, Kimberly R. Wagner

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article presents information on the evolution of international commercial arbitration and viability of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process. It briefly discusses the importance of international commercial arbitration and several attributed reasons for its decline such as Americanization, nationalization, and overregulation. It reflects mediation as the replacement for arbitration, and compares the advantages of mediation and arbitration.

Graham V. Florida: How The Supreme Court's Rationale Encourages Reform Of The Juvenile Justice System Through Alternative Dispute Resolution Strategies, Heather Hojnacki

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article presents information on the reforms in the juvenile justice system of the U.S. through alternative dispute resolution-based strategies which has been illustrated with the U.S. Supreme Court cases Roper v. Simmons, and Graham v. Florida. It discusses rationale of the U.S. Supreme Court in Graham case and analyzes Graham's current and future impact. A proportionality standard expressed in legislative enactments and state practice was applied by the U.S. Supreme Court in Graham case.

The Five-Tool Mediator: Game Theory, Baseball Practices, And Southpaw Scouting, Michael N. Widener

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

This essay borrows heavily from the fields of game theory, baseball business strategy and neuropsychology. Knitting these together, the author advocates that mediators become inciters and advocates for an outcome that solves problems, irrespective of the amount in controversy and the initial gap between offer and counter-offers of settlement. This is not an essay on how to do facilitator’s tasks in settlement negotiations; instead, the reader should consider how to think about the mediator’s role in the process, advancing the value proposition in negotiations. This essay does not propose that mediators become group therapists but instead urges them to relentlessly …

Mediation Confidentiality: For California Litigants, Why Should Mediation Confidentiality Be A Function Of The Court In Which The Litigation Is Pending?, Rebecca Callahan

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

The article presents information on mediation confidentiality. Confidentiality protections are available to California litigants depending on whether the litigants are in state or federal court. It depicts that California courts provide protection only when disputants utilize mediation for resolving their differences and also focuses on the evidence exclusion provision in which the privilege held by participant acts as bar to compel discovery without everyone's consent.

Institutionalization Of Alternative Dispute Resolution By The State Of California , Bruce Monroe

Pepperdine Law Review

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Recent Developments In Alternative Dispute Resolution , Lee R. Petillon

Pepperdine Law Review

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Administrative Alternative Dispute Resolution: The Development Of Negotiated Rulemaking And Other Processes , Henry H. Perritt Jr.

Pepperdine Law Review

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Egaps - Arbitration Plans For Nonunion Employees , Charles J. Morris

Pepperdine Law Review

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Negotiation From Strength: Advantage Derived From The Process And Strategy Of Preparing For Competitive Negotiation , R. Hanson Lawton

Pepperdine Law Review

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Federal Sector Labor Arbitration: Differences, Problems, Cures , Dennis R. Nolan

Pepperdine Law Review

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