9780521676014 0521676010 paperback 9780511805295 electronic book 0511805292 electronic book
Alternate Call Number
U 11 ROB.D
Summary
"This wide-ranging study considers the primary forms of decision-making - negotiation, mediation and umpiring - in the context of rapidly changing discourses and practices of civil justice recognisable across many jurisdictions. Much contemporary discussion in this field, and associated projects of institutional design, are taking place under the inclusive but imprecise label of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). If a common, linking theme is sought, the authors argue that this must lie in a general shift of priorities, in ideological terms, as between judgement and settlement." "This new edition brings together and analyses a broad range of materials dealing with dispute processes and the current debates on civil justice. With the help of a selection of texts beyond those ordinarily found in the emerging alternative dispute resolution literature it provides a broad, comparative perspective on modes of handling civil disputes, with the principal focus on the central processes of negotiation and mediation. Mainly aimed at students of law, the book will also appeal to sociologists and anthropologists interested in disputes and their management, and those concerned with the development of new ways of providing legal and other dispute resolution services."--Jacket.
Note
Previous edition: published as Dispute processes. London: Butterworths, 1998.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-378) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction; 2. Cultures of decision-making: precursors to the emergence of ADR; 3. The debates around civil justice and the movement towards procedural innovation; 4. Disputes and dispute processes; 5. Negotiations; 6. Mediation; 7. Umpiring; 8. Hybrid forms and processual experimentation; 9. The trajectory of alternative dispute resolution.
1. Introduction 2. Cultures of decision-making : precursors to the emergence of ADR 3. The debates around civil justice and the movement towards procedural innovation 4. Disputes and dispute processes 5. Negotiations 6. Mediation 7. Umpiring 8. Hybrid forms and processual experimentation 9. The trajectory of alternative dispute resolution.
"This wide-ranging study considers the primary forms of decision-making - negotiation, mediation and umpiring - in the context of rapidly changing discourses and practices of civil justice recognisable across many jurisdictions. Much contemporary discussion in this field, and associated projects of institutional design, are taking place under the inclusive but imprecise label of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). If a common, linking theme is sought, the authors argue that this must lie in a general shift of priorities, in ideological terms, as between judgement and settlement." "This new edition brings together and analyses a broad range of materials dealing with dispute processes and the current debates on civil justice. With the help of a selection of texts beyond those ordinarily found in the emerging alternative dispute resolution literature it provides a broad, comparative perspective on modes of handling civil disputes, with the principal focus on the central processes of negotiation and mediation. Mainly aimed at students of law, the book will also appeal to sociologists and anthropologists interested in disputes and their management, and those concerned with the development of new ways of providing legal and other dispute resolution services."--Jacket.