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Updated Sept. 16, 2009.
Prepared by Cheryl Nyberg for Prof. Alan Kirtley's ADR Seminar.
This guide identifies major print and online resources for mediation practices and processes.
Access to LexisNexis and Westlaw is restricted to individual subscribers. ADRWorld and other databases are available to all Law Library visitors and to University of Washington faculty, students, and staff via the Off-Campus Access link.
ADRWorld
A full-featured commercial service with:
>
Area of Law by Topic > Alternative Dispute Resolution
> Topical Practice Areas > Alternative Dispute Resolution
The
following is a partial list of books on mediation that are available in
the Law Library. Some of
these items are also available on LexisNexis or Westlaw.
For more books, search the Gallagher Law Library catalog for one or more of the following subjects:
Mediation: Law, Policy, Practice, 2d ed. Updated annually. Table of contents
KF9084 .R64 1994 at Reference
Area & Westlaw: MEDIATION
The National
Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) publishes several books on
mediation, including:
Mediation Advocacy, 2d ed. Table of
contents
KF9084.C67 2002 at Classified Stacks & LexisNexis: Mediation Advocacy
The Mediator's Handbook: Advanced Practice Guide for Civil Litigation.
Table of
contents
KF9084.C573 2000 at Classified Stacks & LexisNexis: Mediator's Handbook
The American Bar Association's Section of Dispute Resolution also
publishes books on mediation, including:
Mediating Legal Disputes: Effective Strategies for Neutrals and
Advocates, with DVD. Publisher's description
KF9085.G63 2009 at Classified Stacks
Challenging Conflict: Mediation Through Understanding.
Publisher's description
KF9084.F75 2008 at Classified Stacks
Creative Problem Solver's Handbook for Negotiators and Mediators: A Pracademic Approach, 2 vols. KF9084.C66 2005 at Classified Stacks
Locate law review and newsletter articles by using one or more of the following sources:
An index to US, UK, and Canadian law reviews, bar association
journals, and legal magazines. Covers 1980-date.
Useful subject headings include:
ADR Law Review Articles, Combined
JLR: a combined file with law reviews, bar journals, and continuing legal
education materials.
Washington Mediation
Association
A "non-profit organization of mediators and people interested in promoting
mediation as a dispute resolution process in the State of Washington."
Offers information about becoming a mediator and being certified, ethics,
mentoring, and training opportunities. Provides a search feature for
locating a certified mediator by specialty.
American Bar Association
Section of Dispute Resolution
"The
Mediation Committee studies the many applications of mediation, promotes
the utilization of mediation, and its development as a substantive practice
area. The Committee assists with the understanding and uses of mediation,
and offers members ways to incorporate mediation into their practice."
Scroll down and under "Resources" on the right side, find links to a
bimonthly Mediation Case Law Update.
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