Fordham Urban Law Journal articles from January 2008

Fordham Urban Law Journal archives from January 2008

Minorities, mediation and method: the view from one court-connected mediation program.
January 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION This Article offers a granular, first-person view of cross-cultural dynamics in small claims court mediations in a metropolitan area with a population of one million people. It presents a four-year qualitative study of...

Thinking about fairness & achieving balance in mediation.
January 1, 2008... Commentators and practitioners have questioned the possibility of achieving social justice through alternative dispute resolution ("ADR"). If fairness, particularly to an underrepresented group, is elusive where the outcome is leveraged by...

Evolving issues in reinsurance disputes: the power of arbitrators.
January 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION Due to its efficient and cost-effective nature, arbitration is often the preferred approach for resolving reinsurance and other complex commercial business disputes. (1) For this reason, reinsurance contracts, as well as many...

ADR and litigation involving social problems.
January 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION This Essay draws on my experience in the alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") field, which is based largely on my role as counsel in the McCain litigation on behalf of homeless children and their families in New York City...

Barriers to participation: challenges faced by members of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in entering, remaining, and advancing in the ADR field.
January 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION Since the 1970s, the alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") field has gained visibility and acceptance. (1) As the field has evolved, ADR scholars and practitioners, slowly but increasingly, have started to pay attention to...

Securing online transactions: crime prevention is the key.
January 1, 2008... What we... must confront today is an entirely new breed of criminal--one that transcends geographic boundaries or borders with a high degree of stealth and anonymity. We have witnessed the emergence of the professional Cybercriminal, a foe at...

Keynote address: consensus building, public dispute resolution, and social justice.
January 1, 2008... KEYNOTE ADDRESS It's a great pleasure to be invited. I want to talk about democracy. I also want to talk about public dispute resolution, social justice, and how these three topics fit together. Imagine the following scenario: a small...

Panel discussion: problem-solving mechanism to achieve consensus: how do we ensure successfull resolution?(Discussion)
January 1, 2008... MODERATOR Jacqueline Nolan-Haley, Fordham Law School SPEAKER Cathy A. Constantino, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Georgetown Law School, George Washington Law School Sean F. Nolon, Pace University Scshool of Law ...