Alternative Dispute Resolution: Skills, Science, and the Law (Canadian Legal Skills) - Softcover

Pirie, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1552210065 ISBN 13: 9781552210062

Publisher: Irwin Law Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has come to have an enormous influence on disputing practices in North America and beyond. It is now, more than ever, necessary to study and be familiar with ADR developments. This book takes you on a journey into the science, skills, and law that make up this exciting new field. Readers will have opportunities to consider the conflicting meanings attributed to ADR and to decide which ones make most sense for them.

The book covers the major disputing processes with an emphasis on negotiation, mediation, and other consensual processes; points to the diverse skills needed to be proficient in ADR; examines the developing law of ADR; shows how ADR may be applied in practical case scenarios; and predicts the factors that will most affect ADR's future development.

About this title

About the Authors

Andrew J. Pirie joined the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria in 1981Professor Pirie's teaching and scholarship focus on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) with principal interests in the theory and practice of negotiation and mediation. He teaches courses on dispute resolution as well as legal process, civil procedure, and legal skills. Professor Pirie served as the Executive Director of the UVic Institute for Dispute Resolution from 1989-1996.

Dr. Christopher W. Moore is a managing partner at CDR Associates and the author of The Mediation Process.

Edition details

• Publisher: Irwin Law Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1552210065
• ISBN 13: 9781552210062
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 455