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Lack Of Judicial Review Of Veterans' Administration Disability Claims: Is The Proposed Veterans' Administration Adjudication Procedure And Judicial Review Act The Answer, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 673 (1988), Michael A. Babiarz

UIC Law Review

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Judicial Deference To Grievance Arbitration In The Private Sector: Saving Grace In The Search For A Well-Defined Public Policy Exception, Amanda J. Berlowe

University of Miami Law Review

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Unions And Urinalysis, Deborah A. Schmedemann

Faculty Scholarship

Many private employers seem to be busy deciding whether and how to test employees for drug use. Presumably most of these decisions are made by management acting alone. However, in unionized workplaces—one out of five private sector employees are represented by unions—federal labor law prescribes a different method. That method features collective bargaining by unions and management to set the rules, the use of a private third-party neutral to resolve disputes which arise under those rules (arbitration), and relatively little involvement by the government (the National Labor Relations Board, legislatures, and the courts). This system that labor law prescribes for …

Protecting The Parties' Bargain After Misco: Court Review Of Labor Arbitration Awards, Douglas E. Ray

Indiana Law Journal

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Negotiated Investment Strategy, Carl M. Moore

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The Negotiated Investment Strategy (NIS) was created by the urban affairs program at the Kettering Foundation as a vehicle for cities to shape their own future. The creators of the NIS, in the late 1970's, observed that while most major cities needed help, such help was hard to come by. Three reasons account for this. First, the assistance that was available to cities, particularly from the federal government, was often in the form of categorical grants, and it was difficult to tailor the assistance to the particular needs of the city. Second, there was a great deal of duplication of …

Malpractice Review Panels: Efficiency Or Judicial Death - Colton V. Riccobono, Janis L. Prewitt

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The constitutionality of state statutes requiring review of medical malpractice claims by a malpractice panel as a condition precedent to trial has been the source of much litigation.' These acts (hereinafter "panel acts") were motivated by the so-called medical malpractice "crisis."' In the mid-1970's, health care providers and other interested citizens became concerned that many malpractice claims were frivolous and requested unrealistic damages.4 State legislators responded by trying to find a means to limit malpractice filings to those cases which might have merit,5 thereby reducing the economic consequences to health care seekers.' This note discusses the constitutionality of these statutes …

Treaty Interpretation From A Negotiator's Perspective, Kenneth J. Vandevelde

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The international law of treaty interpretation is based on the perspective of an objective third party, such as a court, seeking to interpret an agreement after it has been negotiated. The result is a legal regime that attempts unnecessarily to apply a uniform approach to all treaty provisions and which places primary emphasis on resolving disputes rather than on enforcing the parties' intent. This approach takes insufficient account of the actual process of treaty negotiation, undercuts the legitimacy of the court's interpretation and potentially diminishes the effectiveness of treaties as a means of governing international relations. International law needs a …

Procedural And Substantive Problems In Complex Litigation Arising From Disasters, Jack B. Weinstein

Touro Law Review

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The Reception Of Arbitration In United States Law, Thomas E. Carbonneau

Faculty Scholarship

The willingness of any national legal system to endorse the process of arbitral adjudication can be measured by whether its governing statutory law and accompanying case law sustain the validity of arbitration agreements and limit judicial supervision of arbitral proceedings and awards - in effect, whether the laws of a nation establish a cooperative relationship between the courts and the arbitral process. On both scores, United States law on arbitration evinces a clear determination to support the process. The development of the law has given the framework of arbitral adjudication its necessary systemic autonomy.

America And Other National Variations On The Theme Of International Commercial Arbitration, Thomas E. Carbonneau

Faculty Scholarship

Despite attempts at harmonization through treaty relations and State participation in multilateral organizations, the international arena is a composite of unsettled and unsettling structures. The volatility of global politics and discordant national perceptions of legitimate lawful conduct constitute a precarious, usually unsuitable, basis for an international rule of law. Domestic concepts of legality rarely serve as adequate instruments for molding the character of international relations. The irreducible principle of national sovereignty makes the world community resistant to the adoption of universal juridical standards and consecrates the fragmentation of national self-interest as the ultimate source of legality among nation-states. This article …

Custom And Treaty: A Response To Professor Weisburd, Anthony D'Amato

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Arthur M. Weisburd's article, "Customary International Law: The Problem of Treaties", focuses on an important problem that has been relatively overlooked: whether current doctrinal scholarship accords too much weight to treaties as constitutive of customary practice. Few issues in international law are more important than the question of where an international rule comes from and how it is proved. Professor Weisburd has addressed a significant component of this basic question. Since he regards me as the leading offender among writers who overdetermine the value of treaties, I would like to take this opportunity to respond.

As a preliminary matter, I …

Mediation Of Victim Offender Conflict , Mark S. Umbreit

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This article will attempt to not only describe the process of applying mediation techniques in victim offender conflict, but to also examine the extent to which it may be similar to other applications of mediation. Specific areas to be addressed in this article include: an overview of the victim offender mediation process; client satisfaction with a victim offender mediation program in Minnesota; the meaning of fairness to victims in mediation; and a comparison with the traditional definition of mediation.

Intersections Of Business And Legal Dispute Resolution: Decision Analytic Modeling Of Litigation Investment Decisions, George J. Siedel

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The relationship between law school and business school approaches to dispute resolution has not, to date, been clearly articulated and discussed. This is unfortunate because increased awareness of the differences in perspective would enrich dispute resolution theory and practice. The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, a dispute resolution taxonomy will be used to provide an overview of the linkage between law school-type ADR concepts and the business school interest in power theory and conflict intervention. Second, to illustrate the benefits that can arise from interaction between legal and business research, a specific technique--the use of decision tree analysis …

Finding A Common Ground For Canada And The United States To Resolve Acid Rain Disputes, Susan C. Cagann

Journal of Dispute Resolution

On a clear day in Columbia, Missouri, a pedestrian may wonder why he suddenly senses an acrid taste in his mouth, or why his eyes begin to tear or sting. A car owner may notice paint coming off her car as she washes spots off its surface. The local effects of acid deposition on Missourians are relatively minor at the moment. Dr. Gray Henderson, a University of Missouri Professor in Forestry, Fish and Wildlife, attributes this to the geological composition of the state; limestone, a natural buffer to the effects of acid deposition, underlies vast portions of Missouri.' As a …

To Arbitrate Or Not To Arbitrate - The Protection Of Rights Under The Age Discrimination In Employment Act - Steck V. Smith Barney, Harris Upham & (And) Co., Thomas D. Rodenberg

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The attempt to compel arbitration in a dispute involving federal statutory rights given judicial protection brings into tension two firmly established national policies. On one side, there is the national policy as set forth in the Federal Arbitration Act' (hereinafter Arbitration Act) which strongly favors arbitration agreements.' On the other side, there is the national policy of providing broad access to the courts as the means of enforcing certain statutorily granted rights.' The tension is created when an individual bound by an arbitration agreement raises a claim based on a federal statutory right which is judicially protected. This is precisely …

International Commercial Arbitration: Realities And Perspectives, Horacio A. Grigera Naón

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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Journal of Dispute Resolution

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Journal of Dispute Resolution

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Effective Lawyering In Judicially Hosted Settlement Conferences, Wayne D. Brazil

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The purpose of this article is to describe in detail the most effective approaches and techniques that I have seen lawyers use in settlement conferences. Having hosted hundreds of negotiations, I have seen many different lawyering styles. In the pages that follow, I share with interested litigators my ideas (unconfirmed by scientific tests) about what works in the settlement dynamic and what does not. I write informally; the "you" that I address so often are the litigators I hope to reach.

Quality Of Settlements, The, Marc Galanter

Journal of Dispute Resolution

When I was a law student, some 30 years ago, I don't recall hearing much about settlement. I am sure that my teachers knew there were a lot of settlements, but they were not worthy of much attention. They were part of the realm of practical nuts and bolts detail that lay outside learning about the law; law school was about cases that were adjudicated.

Judge's Role In Settlement: Opinions From Missouri Judges And Attorneys, The, James A. Wall Jr., Dale E. Rude

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This study investigates judges' involvement in settlement, and the opinions that Missouri judges and attorneys hold toward that involvement. In a survey of 1,100 judges and 1,550 attorneys, we found that Missouri judges differ significantly from Missouri attorneys. Specifically, Missouri judges prefer less judicial involvement in settlement and they, in the cases sent to them, were less aggressive in facilitating settlement. Finally, judges and attorneys from Missouri's metropolitan areas were found to favor stronger involvement in settlement than were their counterparts from the non-metropolitan areas.

Setback For The Public Policy Of Encouraging Settlements - Bank Of America National Trust & (And) Savings Association V. Hotel Rittenhouse Associates, A, Cynthia A. Deiters

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The advent of the "litigation explosion" has caused the legal community to adopt an alternative dispute-resolving policy of encouraging settlement negotiations. The Federal Rules of Evidence reflect this policy by expressly making evidence of settlement negotiations inadmissible at trial in an attempt to encourage frank discussion during settlement negotiations., In Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association v. Hotel Rittenhouse Associates,3 a majority decision by the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit dealt this policy a crippling blow. The court held that the long-standing common law right of access to judicial records overcame this policy of encouraging settlements.' …

Constitutionality Of Mandatory Farmer-Lender Mediation: The Minnesota Plan - Laue V. Production Credit Association, The, Jeffrey L. Dawson

Journal of Dispute Resolution

In March of 1986, the Minnesota legislature adopted an omnibus farm bill. A principal part of this bill was the "Farmer-Lender Mediation Act" s (hereinafter Act). The Act requires mandatory mediation notice in the case of any debt foreclosure proceedings brought against farm debtors.8 The Act was scrutinized by the Minnesota Court of Appeals in a case of first impression in Laue v. Production Credit Association.

Book Review , Nanette K. Laughrey

Journal of Dispute Resolution

As the practice of divorce mediation continues to grow, more and more professionals need training and literature to develop skills and perspective. A welcome addition to their libraries will be Divorce Mediation: Theory and Practice, edited by Jay Folberg and Ann Milne. In the preface, the editors explain that the purpose of the book is to examine divorce mediation from an interdisciplinary perspective. They achieve this goal with a series of articles written by professionals from such diverse fields as anthropology, sociology, psychology, law, and social work. Each article examines a different aspect of divorce mediation and provides the special …

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1955 proposed the Uniform Arbitration Act [hereinafter U.A.A.] A large number of states have adopted arbitration statutes based upon the U.A.A. 8 The purpose of this survey is to explain the principles underlying recent court decisions interpreting the U.A.A. and provide a framework for analyzing future cases.'

Product Liability Litigation With Risk Aversion, W. Kip Viscusi

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

The recent law and economics literature has directed much energy toward identifying the various factors that determine whether parties will litigate or settle accident claims.' The substantive interest in this area rests in large measure on the obvious element of conflict in all these cases: the plaintiff is trying to obtain reimbursement for his losses from the defendant, which the defendant wishes to avoid paying. The strategic structure of their interaction is quite complex because the outcomes of bringing claims are heavily influenced by the costs, usually substantial, of both bargaining and litigating. The game between plaintiff and defendant is …

Management And Marketing Of Indian Water: From Conflict To Pragmatism, David H. Getches

Publications

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Remedies For Breach Of Contract Under The Uniform Commercial Code, The General Conditions Of Delivery Of Goods Of The Council For Mutual Economic Assistance And The United Nations Convention On Contracts For The International Sale Of Goods, Hasan T. Choudhury

LLM Theses and Essays

This thesis attempts to examine and compare an important component of any law of contract for the sale of goods, namely, the remedies available to an aggrieved party following a breach of contract. The first part of the thesis deals with the historical background of the uniform laws, their scope and specific characteristics. The following chapters examine the status, role and significance of the two major remedies - the damages and specific performance, in the major legal systems and the uniform laws. In addition, it compares the remaining remedial provisions and concludes that, although the major legal systems of the …

The Impact Of Arbitral Awards On The Development Of International Law: The Development Of The International Law Concerning The Taking Of Foreign-Owned Property, Rainer Gildeggen

LLM Theses and Essays

The thesis concludes that arbitral awards do have an impact on the development of international law. It focuses on arbitral awards rendered in disputes between states and on those rendered in investment disputes between states and aliens. In Chapter II theoretical considerations concerning the influence of arbitral awards on the development of the international law are made. Chapter III, which examines the impact of arbitral awards on the development of some rules of the international law concerning the taking of foreign-owned property, illustrates the role which arbitral awards rendered in investment disputes play in the development of international law.

Discovery Procedures And The Selection And Training Of Arbitrators: A Study Of Securities Industry Practices, David A. Lipton

Scholarly Articles

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