ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION RESEARCH GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BOOKS

The Library holds a wide variety of books on ADR. A selection is listed below.

• Abramson, Harold I. Mediation representation: advocating in a problem-solving process. South Bend, IN: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2004. Law Treatises (Fl 5) KF9084 .A915 2004.
• Advanced negotiation skills. Boston, MA: Advanced Legal Studies, Suffolk University Law School, 1997. [Law Special Collections (Fl 5) KF9084 .Z9 A38 1997]
• Bernard, Phyllis and Bryant Garth, editors. Dispute resolution ethics: a comprehensive guide. Washington, DC: American Bar Ass'n. Section of Dispute Resolution, 2002. Law Treatises (Fl 5) KF9084 .D578 2002.
• Bland, F. Paul. Consumer arbitration agreements: enforceability and other topics (with CD-ROM). Boston, MA: National Consumer Law Center with the TLPJ Foundation, 2002. Law Treatises (Fl 5) KF9084 .B53 2002.
• Brams, Steven J. Fair division: from cake-cutting to dispute resolution. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) HM136 .B7317 1996]
• Brown, Henry J. ADR principles and practice. London: Sweet and Maxwell, 1999. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) KD7644 .B76 1999]
• Bush, Robert A. The promise of mediation: responding to conflict through empowerment and recognition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Pub., 1994. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) HM136 .B787 1994]
• Carroll, Eileen International mediation: the art of business diplomacy. The Hague; Boston: Kluwer Law International, 2000. [Law Treatise (Fl 5) K2390 .C37 2000.
• Craver, Charles B. Effective legal negotiation and settlement. Charlottesville, VA: Michie, 1997. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) KF9084 .C7 1997]
• Dispute resolution ethics: a comprehensive guide/edited by Phyllis Bernard and Bryant Garth. Washington, DC: American Bar Ass'n. Section of Dispute Resolution, 2002. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) KF9084 .D578 2002]
• Donner, Ted A. Attorney's practice guide to negotiations. Deerfield, IL: Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1995-. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) KF9084 .D657 1995]
• Dunlop, John T. Mediation and arbitration of employment disputes. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Pub., 1997. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) HD42 .D86 1997]
• Finkelstein, William A. ADR in trademark & unfair competition disputes: a practitioner's guide. New York, NY: CPR/INTA, 1994-. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) KF9084 .F45 1994]
• Fisher, Roger Getting to yes: negotiating agreement without giving in. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. [Law Reserve BF637 .N4 F57 1991].
• Fisher, Roger Getting ready to negotiate: the getting to yes workbook. New York: Penguin Books, 1995. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) BF637 .N4 F56 1995]
• Golann, Dwight Mediating legal disputes: effective strategies for lawyers and mediators. Boston, MA: Little, Brown, 1996. [Law Reserve KF9084 .G642 1996]
• Goldberg, Stephen B., et al. Dispute resolution: negotiation, mediation, and other processes. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Law & Business, 1999. [Law Reserve KF9084 .G65 1999]
• Goldman, Alvin L. Settling for more: mastering negotiating strategies and techniques. Washington, DC: Bureau of National Affairs, 1991. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) BF637 .N4 G64 1991]
• Greenbaum, Marc, et al. Labor and Employment Arbitration. New York, NY: M.Bender, 1997. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) KF3424 .L3 1997]
• A guide to court-connected alternative dispute resolution services/prepared by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court/Trial Court Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court/Trial Court Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution, 2001. [Law Reserve KFM2960.3 .C68 2001]
• Hall, Lavinia Negotiation: strategies for mutual gain: the basic seminar of the Harvard Program on Negotiation. Newbury Park: Sage, 1993. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) BF637 .N4 N44 1993]
• Herman, Gregg M. The joy of settlement: the family lawyer's guide to effective negotiations and settlement strategies. Chicago, IL: American Bar Ass'n., 1997. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) KF535 .J69 1997].
• Hoffman, David E. Massachusetts alternative dispute resolution. Salem, NH: Butterworth Legal Pub., 1994-. [Law Reserve KFM2960.3 H64 1994]
• Keltner, John W. The management of struggle: elements of dispute resolution through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 1994. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) HD42 .K45 1994]
• Katsh, Ethan, et al. Online dispute resolution: resolving conflicts in cyberspace. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass 2001. [Law Treatises K2390 .K38 2001]
• Korobkin, Russell. Negotiation theory and strategy. New York, Aspen 2002. [Law Reserve K2390 .K67 2002]
• Kovach, Kimberlee K. Mediation in a nutshell. St. Paul, MN: Thomson/West 2003. [Law Reserve KF9084 .Z9 K68 2003]
• Kritzer, Herbert M. Let's make a deal: understanding the negotiation process in ordinary litigation. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1991. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) KF9084 .K75 1991]
• Moore, Christopher W. The mediation process: practical strategies for resolving conflict. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Pub., 1996. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) HM136 .M684 1996]
• Negotiation strategies for women lawyers/sponsored by the Women's Bar Ass'n. and the Massachusetts Ass'n. of Women Lawyers. Boston, MA: McZee, 1994. [Law Reserve KF299 .W6 1994]
• Nolan, Dennis R. Labor and employment arbitration in a nutshell. St. Paul, MN: West 1998. [Law Reserve KF3425 .N638 1998]
• Nolan-Haley, Jacqueline M. Alternative dispute resolution in a nutshell. St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 2d. ed. 2001. [Sawyer KF9084 .Z9 N65 2001]
• Noll, DOuglas. Peacemaking: practicing at the intersection of law and human conflict. Telford, PA: Cascadia Pub. House, 2003. Law Treatises (Fl 5) KF9084 .N65 2003.
• Ordover, Abraham P. Alternatives to litigation: mediation, arbitration, and the art of dispute resolution. Notre Dame, IN: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2002. [Law Treatises KF9084 .O73 2002]
• Palmer, Michael Dispute processes: ADR and the primary forms of decision making. Charlottesville, VA: Lexis Law Pub., 1998. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) K2390 .P35 1998]
• Palmeter, N. David Dispute settlement in the World Trade Organization: practice and procedure. The Hague; Boston: Kluwer Law International, 1999. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) K4602.2 1999.
• Pescatore, Pierre, ed. Handbook of WTO/GATT dispute settlement. Irvington-on-Hudson, NY: Transnational Juris Publications, 1991-. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) K4602.2 1991].
• Picker, Bennett G. Mediation practice guide: a handbook for resolving business disputes. Washington, DC: American Bar Ass'n. Section of Dispute Resolution, 2003. [Law Treatises KF9084 .Z9 P53 2003]
• Rogers, Nancy H., et al. Mediation: law, policy, practice. Deerfield, IL: Clark, Boardman, Callaghan, 2d. ed. 1994. [Law Reserve KF9084 .R63 1994]
• Rothman, John D. A lawyer's practical guide to mediation. Kearney, NE: Morris Pub., 1995. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) KF9084 .Z9 R67 1995]
• Sex, lies and negotiations: ethics & tactics. Boston, MA: Advanced Legal Studies, Suffolk University Law School, 1996. {Law Special Collections (Fl 5) KF9084 .S49 1996]
• Slaikeu, Karl A. When push comes to shove: a practical guide to mediating disputes. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Pub., 1996. [Law Treatises (Fl 5) HM136 .S644 1996]
• Teply, Larry L. Legal negotiation in a nutshell. St. Paul, MN: West Pub. Co., 1991. [Law Reserve KF9084 .Z9 T46 1991]
• Tesser, Pauline H. Collaborative law: achieving effective resolution in divorce without litigation. Chicago, IL: American Bar Ass'n. 2001. [Law Treatises KF535 .T47 2001]
• Ury, William Getting past no: negotiating with difficult people. New York: Bantam Books 1991. [Law Reserve BF637 .N4 U79 1991]
• Ware, Stephen J. Alternative dispute resolution. Hornbook Series. St. Paul, MN: West Pub.Co. 2001. [Law Reserve KF9084 .W367 2001]

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JOURNALS and NEWSLETTERS

• Alternatives to the high cost of litigation.
• Dispute resolution magazine.
• News from ICSID/International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. [Law Reserve: Current Two Years]
• Missouri journal of dispute resolution.
• Negotiation journal.
• Ohio State journal of dispute resolution.
• Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal.
• Willamette journal of international law and dispute resolution.

INTERNET SITES

American Bar Association Section on Dispute Resolution

Lists conferences and events, articles on dispute resolution, CLE training sessions.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Mediation Guidelines

The term "ADA mediation," applies to programs mediating claims arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability civil rights statutes, such as the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and comparable state and local civil rights laws, but not the issues of special needs education.

Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)

One of the nation's largest resources in the field, their library of resources is a good source of information, while their main page highlights upcoming events.

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

Formerly the Cardozo Online Journal of Conflict Resolution, archives from this academic publication are available online.

CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution

Nonprofit organization of corporations, law firms, and law teachers established to explore new uses of ADR for business and public disputes.

Divorce Mediation Process

An article originally written for the benefit of lawyers and therapists to familiarize them with the mediation process and the importance of making their clients aware of the option to mediate when facing the divorce process.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Mediation Program

See also an evaluation of the EEOC program, the largest workplace mediation program to date.

 

Findlaw: Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation

A good overall source for professional, business and international organizations, educational programs, and conflict resolution service providers.

Global Arbitration Mediation Association (GAMA)

With its searchable Arbitrator and Mediator database, GAMA was founded in 1995 as the world's first on-line ADR forum, and has even included a digital way to "draw straws" in order to help disputants choose a mediator or arbitrator without the need for greater hostility.

Indiana Conflict Resolution Institute (ICRI)

The ICRI "projects" page includes links to studies on REDRESS (Resolve Employment Disputes, Reach Equitable Solutions Swiftly) at the USPS (United States Postal Service), the most noteworthy transformative mediation model to date; The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Justice; the National Institutes of Health, and numerous other state and federal agencies' dispute resolution projects. The Publications page is also worth a visit.

Judicial Mediation

Describes judicial mediation in a global setting.

Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution

A comprehensive resource center covering academic dispute resolution programs, conflict resolution organizations, journals, and even potential employment opportunities.

National Association of Securities Dealers Arbitration/ Mediation

The primary private-sector regulator of America's securities industry also operates the largest securities dispute resolution forum in the world, processing over 8,000 arbitrations and 1,000 mediations a year.

National Institute for Advanced Conflict Resolution

Includes resources on mediation training, finding a mediator, mediation articles, and strong links to other existing resources. See also their blog choices, linked below.

 

Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution (OJPCR)

Published by the Tabula Rasa Institute, OJPCR is a free online resource for students, teachers and practitioners in fields relating to the reduction and elimination of destructive conflict.

Permanent Court of Arbitration(The Hague)

Established for the settlement of disputes between States(or organizations of States) and disputes between States and private parties.

Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School

Consortium of Harvard, MIT, and Tufts University. Established to provide scholars, practitioners, and students with training and educational programs, publications, and other resources on negotiation.

Transformative Approaches to Conflict

One of several sites created by the University of Colorado Conflict Research Consortium, this site addresses the transformative style of mediation.

United States Postal Service (USPS) Mediation Program Results

While some information on this program is also available through ICRI, above, this pdf document reflects the largest use of transformative mediation to date.

Virginia State Courts

Offers some helpful information about mediation, particularly as relates to a court-referred mediation program. The links to commonly used forms are also helpful to provide a view of what one might expect during a mediation.

Virtual Magistrate

Provides online dispute resolution for computer users, computer operations and persons harmed by posting online wrongful messages.

Wex: ADR

The Legal Information Institute, based out of Cornell Law, offers the legal basis for dispute resolution in both federal and state statutes and decisions, as well as a very brief overview of ADR itself.

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center

Forum for resolution of international commercial disputes involving intellectual property.

ADR Blogs

ADR All-Stars

While infrequently updated, the site still offers informative interviews with a variety of practitioners.

ADR Diversity

While the title is ADR Diversity, the main page seems to be more about postings/ essays/musings about the similarity of, and the applicability to, ADR and pop culture. There are, however, links to more specifically diversity-related articles.

The Directory of Alternative Dispute Resolution Blogs

This global collection categorizes ADR blogs either alphabetically, by country, or by category, as well as offering resources about blogging and ADR.

Online Guide to Mediation

Marblehead, MA's Diane Levin hosts an internationally known blog offering information, news, and commentary (not to mention the occasional offbeat story) on mediation, negotiation, law, and conflict management.

The National Institute for Advanced Conflict Resolution (NIACR)

NIACR has helpfully chosen their top 5 mediation blogs, incorporating readability and innovation among the factors determining the decision.

Mediation Mensch

Specifically targeted to the practicing mediator, this companion blog to ADR Practice Builder updates frequently and addresses issues relating to the practice and business of ADR. Also Boston-based.

National Arbitration Forum Blog

One of the few ADR sites to focus more on arbitration than mediation or communication.

Negotiation Tip of the Week  

This innovative blog delivers its information in Podcast, rather than article, form—perfect for aural learners.

Lexis and Westlaw

Lexis

For ADR sources on Lexis, select Area of Law-By Topic: Alternative Dispute Resolution. Includes cases, statutes, law reviews, treatises, legal news, reference materials, and Model ADR Practices and Procedures.

Westlaw

For ADR sources, select IDEN as the database and enter dispute resolution for a selection of databases.

Last updated: July 23, 2006

Compilation of sources by Ellen Delaney, Reference Librarian, and Rebeka Fortess, Library Intern. If you have a site that you would like to see added to this list, or notice that a current link is no longer valid, please send your questions, comments or updates to Ellen Delaney, Reference Librarian.