2nd Edition

Settling Disputes Conflict Resolution In Business, Families, And The Legal System

By Linda Singer Copyright 1994
224 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

Within the past few years, innovative methods have been developed not only to settle disputes out of court but also to supplement or replace the means by which legislatures, businesses, communities, therapists, and schools handle conflicts that once could be resolved only by litigation or force. Settling Disputes serves as an essential guide to the new settlement alternatives. This updated... Read more
Preface to the Second Edition -- Origins and Growth of the Dispute Settlement Movement -- Techniques for Setting Disputes -- Settling Disputes in Families -- Settling Business Disputes -- Settling Consumer and Employment Disputes -- Settling Disputes in Communities -- Settling Public Disputes -- ADR and the Legal System -- Afterword

Biography

Linda R. Singer Is a partner in the law firm of Lichtman, Trister, Singer & Ross. Since 1971, she has directed the centre for Dispute Settlement, one of the most active organizations in the dispute resolution field.