American Arbitration Law

Ian R. Macneil

ISBN 10: 0195070623 / ISBN 13: 9780195070620

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, US, 1992

About this Item

Although arbitration is a way of settling disputes without expensive court litigation, it carries with it a central conflict for the state. That is, if the judgments of the arbiter are not supported by the state, then they are not enforceable, and arbitration becomes unworkable. On the other hand, arbitration can frequently be manipulated to maintain inequitable relationships, and the state has legitimate reservations about surrendering or leasing its authority. In this work, Ian Macneil examines the history of the American arbitration legislation that deals with this conflict.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Arbitration Law
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, US
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195070623
• ISBN 13: 9780195070620
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 14.53W x 2.92H x 21.79D centimeters 14.53 centimeters width by 2.92 centimeters height by 21.79 centimeters depth
• Weight: 490 grams

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Synopsis

With an overburdened and cumbersome system of court litigation, arbitration is becoming an increasingly attractive means of settling disputes. Government enforcement of arbitration agreements and awards is, however, rife with tensions. Among them are tensions between freedom of contract and the need to protect the weak or ill-informed, between the protections of judicial process and the efficiency and responsiveness of more informal justice, between the federal government and the states. Macneil examines the history of the American arbitration law that deals with these and other tensions. He analyzes the personalities and forces that animated the passing of the United States Arbitration Act of 1925, and its later revolutionizing by the Supreme Court. Macneil also discusses how distorted perceptions of arbitration history in turn distort current law.

About the Author

Ian R. Macneil is at Northwestern University School of Law.