0813386551 hardcover : acid-free paper 081338656X pbk. : acid-free paper 9780813386553 hardcover 9780813386560 paperback 9780429494666 electronic book 0429494661 electronic book 9780429974298 0429974299 9780429963216 0429963211 9780429985379 e-book
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U 11 SIN.S
Summary
"Within the past few years, innovative methods have been developed not only to settle disputes out of court but also to supplement or replace the means by which legislatures, businesses, communities, therapists, and schools handle conflicts that once could be resolved only by litigation or force. Settling Disputes serves as an essential guide to the new settlement alternatives. This updated edition, in response to the rapid changes of the past five years, includes substantial new material that describes recent transformations in the way that courts and public agencies respond to disputes. The book discusses alternative dispute resolution from the viewpoints of potential participants and offers advice to those who are involved in disputes to help them analyze their situations and goals. Finally, it provides suggestions for professionals involved in dispute resolution and for those whose jobs in law, business, or government are affected by the new options for settling disputes. The dispute resolution movement continues to offer the most hopeful, powerful alternative to the business and personal costs of litigation or, worse, of violence. It has tremendous implications for the professional lives of Americans, for their private lives?as parents, spouses, neighbors, and consumers?and for their role as citizens. The first edition of Settling Disputes was awarded the 1990 Center for Public Resources Book Prize."--Amazon.
Note
Contents : 1. Origins and growth of the dispute settlement movement : The move toward alternatives; The growth of settlement options; 2. Techniques for settling disputes : Negotiation; Assisted negotiation; Adjudication; 3. Settling disputes in families : Mediation in ongoing families; Divorce mediation; A glimpse of private divorce mediation; 4. Settling business disputes : Arbitration or RENT-A-JUDGE : let someone else decide; Minitrials, summary juries and neutral experts : when businesses need more information; Mediation : the SLEEPING GIANT; When does a settlement process make sense? Planning for business disputes; 5. Settling consumer and employment disputes : When customers complain; Mediating between farmers and lenders; Resolving employment disputes; Developing and choosing effective complaint procedures; Other disputes within businesses; Planning for internal disputes; 6. Settling disputes in Communities : A look at a community dispute center; The growth of community dispute centers; Increasing the demand for community dispute resolution; 7. Settling public disputes : When disputes involve entire communities; When disputes involve government policy; Disputes in public institutions; The challenge of public dispute resolution; 8. ADR and the legal system : Who is qualified to settle disputes? Anything you say in here is confidential; The ethical standards of dispute resolvers; Neutrals' liability; Choosing a process;.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface to the Second Edition; 1 Origins and Growth of the Dispute Settlement Movement; The Move Toward Alternatives; The Growth of Settlement Options; 2 Techniques for Settling Disputes; Negotiation; Assisted Negotiation; Adjudication; 3 Settling Disputes in Families; Mediation in Ongoing Families; Divorce Mediation; A Glimpse of Private Divorce Mediation; 4 Settling Business Disputes; Arbitration or "Rent-a-Judge": Let Someone Else Decide; Minitrials, Summary Juries, and Neutral Experts: When Businesses Need More Information.