Conflict arises due to divergent perspectives of individuals on issues. Among the most effective ways of conflict resolution are negotiations or some form of third-party adjudication or mediation. Therefore, it is seen that communication plays an important role in conflict resolution. The paper examines issues involved in verbal means of...
Achieving simplicity in what seems to be an ever-complicating world is an on-going objective for both lawyers and clients, alike. While technology offers us the promise of simplicity, it creates, at the same time, greater interdependence, and reliance upon each other. When the inevitable dispute arises, swift, certain, reliable and...
From the executive summary: ‘Mediation, as a tool for resolving conflicts, is becoming more widely accepted throughout the world. This demand is due, at least in part, because of the woeful inadequacies of today’s judicial system. Today’s increasing utilization of the mediation process is at least a beginning in the...
LONDON -- StoneTurn Group is delighted to announce that leading forensic accountant Toni Pincott is joining the firm to head up their new London office (effective from 1 July), providing the full range of forensic accounting, expert witness and financial investigation services. This represents the fifth office...
UNITED NATIONS AFP — The United States said Tuesday it was confident proposed sanctions against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's regime would be adopted by the UN Security Council this week despite strong objections from South Africa and Russia. "Absent a veto from Russia which we do...
ATTENTION: National, International Relations, Africa, Environment, Broadcast, Photo and Assignment Editors On Monday, July 7, the Centre for International Governance Innovation CIGI will launch the Africa Project, a major five-year initiative exploring the impact of climate change on Africa's security and socio-economic development. Starting with the premise that...
Sharia could play a role in some parts of the legal system, the most senior judge in England and Wales said today. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, ruled out the possibility of sharia courts sitting in this country or...
History, scarcity, praxis ... and Stalin? Review essay: Jean-Paul Sartre's Critique of Dialectical Reason, Volume II Foreword by Frederic Jameson, translated by Quintin Hoare Verso, 2006, 480pp. ISBN. 1-844-67077-5 pbk £20 reviewed by Andrew Robinson This essay will explore Sartre's Critique of Dialectical Reason, Volume II-hereafter the...
CHICAGO -- Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR has become an increasingly popular means of resolving litigation matters over the past several years. Lawyers and clients alike have realized that many times the best resolution to a conflict can be achieved through the mediation process without resorting to extended...
MINNEAPOLIS -- The National Arbitration Forum issued decisions on the rights to YouTube.net, CTV.com, and AmericanGirl.net. Conflicts over domain names are on the rise. The dispute resolution provider handled 1,658 domain disputes in 2006, a 21 percent increase from the prior year, and 1,805 disputes in 2007....
Grassroots Youth Leaders Call for the Creation of a "Quintet", Adding a Fifth Arm for Civil Society Movements JERUSALEM, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- In a meeting at the American Colony Hotel earlier today, Tony Blair -- the Representative for the Middle East Quartet --...
BEIRUT AFP — Lebanon rejected on Wednesday a call by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for peace talks and demanded that Israel withdraw from disputed territory along their international borders. "There are pending bilateral issues between Lebanon and Israel which are governed by international resolutions which...
Conciliation in healthcare; managing and resolving complaints and conflict. Platt, Anne Ward. Radcliffe Publishing 2008 129 pages $45.00 Paperback RA965 Platt, who has worked extensively in the field of healthcare conciliation,...
CASE DESCRIPTION The primary subject matter of this case concerns a salary increase and the internal and external compensation alignment of a university. The equity-theory helps explain the conflict that exists between the faculty members. To assist in their analysis, students are provided with a timeline of...
Informal reckonings; conflict resolution in mediation, restorative justice, and reparations. Woolford, Andrew and R.S. Ratner. Routledge-Cavendish 2008 150 pages $39.95 Paperback K970 Canadian sociologists Woolford (U. of Manitoba) and Ratner (emeritus, U. of British...
Last year, the International Mediation Institute IMI was created in The Hague by the International Centre for Dispute Resolution a division of the American Arbitration Association, the Netherlands Mediation Institute and the Singapore Mediation International Arbitration Centre. IMI's goal is to make mediation better accepted and a more accessible...
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS On March 18, 2008, Lovells, an international law firm, released a report on how European in-house counsel are managing international disputes. The report also identified trends in dispute management. Based on a survey of 180 in-house lawyers at the largest multinational companies in...
Deciding whether to litigate, arbitrate, or mediate requires an understanding of three dispute resolution processes. The authors begin with the major characteristics of litigation, and then discuss whether these characteristics are present in arbitration and mediation, and if not, how these processes differ. Why one might...
Negotiation takes place in the workplace on a regular basis. Whether it's trying to convince your co-worker to take down their "Hang in there, baby!" poster with the kitten dangling by a single claw, or participating in a collaborative brainstorm to...
In the Middle East "no war is possible without Egypt, and no peace is possible without Syria, as suggested by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the 1970s. From 1991 to 2000, Syria entered into extensive peace negotiations with Israel, another key...
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