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CHAPTER 10—ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE
RESOLUTION INTERNET
SOURCES AND SITES
A. Chapter Summary
This chapter provides a brief introduction to the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice area, and provides descriptions of and links to related Internet websites with documents and useful resources.
B. Chapter Objectives
In this chapter, students will:
Learn about the Alternative Dispute Resolution practice area.
Be introduced to practice area related Internet websites.
C. Instructional Ideas
1. Review the Legal Information Institute’s Alternative Dispute Resolution page (fatty.law.cornell.edu/topics/adr.html) for background, lecture, and reference information.
2. Assign students to visit the local ADR administration to collect policy or guidance documents made available there.
3. See if a local ADR administrator would be willing to visit with your class and discuss the process.
D. Chapter Outline
I. Alternative Dispute Resolution
II. Internet Research Scenario
III. Alternate Dispute Resolution Sites
E. Referenced Internet Websites
Office of Dispute Resolution
www.usdoj.gov/odr/index.html
U.S. Department of Labor’s Program on Alternative Dispute Resolution
www.dol.gov/asp/programs/adr/main.htm
American Arbitration Association
www.adr.org
Arbitration, U.S. Code, Title 9
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/9
Center for Information Technology and Dispute Resolution
http://www.odr.info/index.php
Code of Ethics for Arbitrators
www.lectlaw.com/files/adr12.htm
Guide to Alternate Dispute Resolution
hg.org/adr.html
Lawsuits and Mediation
www.nolo.com/lawcenter/index.cfm/catID/FCE46694-6BEB-4A80-89B9048DA9877F61
Mediate.com
www.mediate.com
F. Discussion Questions
1. Why would a party decide to use "alternative dispute resolution" over traditional litigation?
A. To save time and money compared to a traditional case management, but also to receive a “fair” hearing of the facts and issues.
G. Projects
1. As an experiment, attempt to identify and research background of ten potential arbitrators, but do the research in hardcopy books and current literature at the university or local library. Be sure to consult with the reference librarian. What were your results?
A. Have your students write up their results of the paper chase. As a follow-up, students can research the same thing over the Internet, and examine the differences in their results.
