Dispute Processes: ADR and the Primary Forms of Decision-Making (Law in Context) (Volume 0)

This volume considers the primary forms of decision-making for disputes: negotiation, mediation, and umpiring - in the context of the rapidly changing discourses and practices of civil justice taking place across a broad range of jurisdictions. Potential litigants increasingly need to be aware of the comple range of dispute management processes available to them, and lawyers have to develop skills beyond those traditionally associated with litigation and the courts. This new edition brings together and anlyzes a wide range of material dealing with dispute processes and the current debates on civil justice.

Professor of Law, Department of Law, London School of Economics.

Professor of Law and Chair of the Centre of East Asian Law, Department of Law, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) , University of London.