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The Primacy of Poltics: Justice, Power, and War Crimes Trials
Challenges to Regional Cooperation in South Asia: A New Perspective
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Mediation Practice Guide: A Handbook for Resolving Business Disputes
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Construction Disputes: Avoidance and
Resolution, edited by Peter Campbell, is intended as an introduction
to dispute resolution for professionals working in the construction industry.
Although the book assumes that the reader has little or no experience with
dispute resolution outside of litigation, it provides a good overview of the
general and industry-specific opportunities that exist. In addition to covering
mediation and arbitration, different chapters address dispute avoidance and
dispute review boards. The book in general examines practices in Britain, using
the United States for comparisons. Construction Disputes should be of
use for anyone providing dispute resolution services to the construction
industry and also for researchers and practitioners seeking real-world
solutions to commercial disputes of any type. (Construction Disputes: Avoidance
and Resolution. Peter Campbell, ed. 1997. Whittles Publishing, Caithness,
Scotland, UK.)
Court-Annexed Mediation: Critical Perspectives on Selected State and Federal Programs, edited by Edward J. Bergman and John C. Bickerman, examines mediation programs within various US courts: the District of Columbia, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Texas. Although more documentary than its title would indicate, Court-Annexed Mediation provides analysis on the workings and impact of court-annexed mediation systems. The chapters each examine a specific system and some provide additional documentary materials relating to the creation or functioning of the programs. By providing a look at programs already in place, Court-Annexed Mediation is an excellent guide for those of us working within and working to create dispute resolution systems within the court system. (Court-Annexed Mediation: Critical Perspectives on Selected State and Federal Programs. Edward J. Bergman and John C. Bickerman, eds. 1998. Pike and Fisher, Bethesda, Maryland, US.)
Mediating and Negotiating
Marital Conflicts, by Desmond Ellis and Noreen Stuckless, is not a
how-to guide. It is instead a very complete and useful analysis of the
comparative applicability and success of lawyer-based negotiation and
mediation. Ellis and Stuckless use both theoretical arguments and data to
explain the differences between an adversarial (traditional lawyer-based
negotiation) and non-adversarial (lawyer or third-party mediation) approaches
to divorce, child custody, and other marital conflicts. The analysis in
Mediating and Negotiating Marital Conflicts is not simple - Ellis and
Stuckless do not simply ask, "Is mediation or the traditional system better?"
They consider the characteristics of clients that prefer one over the other
along with the propensity for each to produce a resolution and client
satisfaction to produce a multifaceted answer. This book will be of immense
value for lawyers seeking information to advise their clients and for
researchers seeking empirical data about family mediation. (Mediating
and Negotiating Marital Conflicts. Desmond Ellis and Noreen Stuckless. 1996.
Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA.)
All Her Paths Are Peace: Women Pioneers in
Peacemaking, by Michael Henderson, is a look at the lives of thirteen
women who have worked for peace around the world. These women, although from
different backgrounds, use a similar approach to peacemaking. This approach was
developed and encouraged through a variety of meetings and conferences in Caux,
Switzerland. The stories in this book are primarily about forgiveness and its
ability to transform intractable conflict and promote post-conflict
peacebuilding. Henderson believes that there are natural roles women play in
creating peace. It is interesting to read about the transformations made by
many of the women as they moved from conflict to peace. All Her Paths Are
Peace would be a welcome addition to an introductory class on peace studies
and provides stories to which many students would be able to relate. (All Her
Paths Are Peace: Women Pioneers in Peacemaking. Michael Henderson. 1994.
Kumerian Press.)
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