Rethinking Neutrality: How Mediation Practices Unintentionally Uphold Racial Inequities
Challenging ADR neutrality, this article exposes how mediation practices can hide racial inequities and perpetuate structural power imbalances.
Dispute Resolution Magazine | January 2025
Volume 31, Issue 1
Articles
Reflecting on a Culturally Competent Mediation Practice
This article focuses on elevating mediation through reflective self-assessment, culturally sensitive training, and robust support for ethical, impartial conflict resolution.
Anti-Racism in Mediation: Recognizing and Honoring Identity
By integrating anti-racist principles into mediation, we can create processes that are not only more inclusive but also more capable of addressing the root causes of conflict.
Resolving Cross-Cultural Differences through Arts Mediation
CLA’s Arts Arbitration & Mediation Services transforms arts dispute resolution with creative mediation and cross-cultural training.
Critical Race Approach to Human Rights Dispute Resolution
Critiquing DEI in PWIs, this article advocates for anti-racist, equity-informed dispute resolution that confronts systemic bias in university settings.
Features
Letter from the Chair
This issue explores intercultural communication in dispute resolution, fostering inclusivity and equity among professionals. Insights from diverse perspectives.
Letter from the Board: Embracing Intercultural Communication
Exploring intercultural dispute resolution, this issue highlights diverse perspectives, challenges neutrality, and emphasizes cultural competence in mediation.
On Professional Practice: Advisory Ethics Opinions
Exploring ABA advisory ethics opinions on dispute resolution, this article reviews key rulings on negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and collaborative law.
Case Notes
Supreme Court and federal courts address key arbitration and jurisdiction disputes, including conflicting arbitration clauses, sovereign immunity, and FAA requirements.