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Legal Treatises by Subject

In this guide you will find general resources for various fields of law arranged alphabetically.

Dispute Resolution

Cole, Sarah R. et al. Mediation: Law, Policy, Practice. St. Paul, MN : Thomson Reuters, 2011- (2024 Update) [KF9084 .R644] [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty]. 

This work provides a detailed coverage of the constantly developing law regarding mediation, the process of mediation itself, and the laws requiring mediation. It also provides a solid foundation for legal analysis, with materials concerning mediation law, and assists practitioners develop their own evaluation and analysis by identifying and analyzing the many areas where various relevant legal doctrines have not yet been applied to mediation. 

Domke, Martin et al. Domke on Commercial Arbitration. 3rd ed. St. Paul, MN : Thomson Reuters, 2003- (2023 Update) [KF9085 .D65] [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty]. 

Covering both domestic and foreign commercial arbitration, this treatise includes references to federal statutes and arbitration rules and case law. It encompasses: alternative dispute resolution, arbitration agreement, pre-hearing matters, evidence, confirm and enforcing award and agreement, etc. 

Ware, Stephen J. Principles of Alternative Dispute Resolution. 3rd ed. St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, 2016 [KF9084 .W35 2016] [4th ed. Eagan, MN : West Academic Publishing, 2023 Available electronically via West Academic to UNC Law Students and Faculty].

This work provides a clear and reliable statement of the law and concepts central to alternative dispute resolution. Its thorough coverage of arbitration law renders this challenging and rapidly-changing body of statutes and case law accessible to the student or lawyer. The chapters on negotiation and mediation treat the subjects from the perspectives of theory, practice, and legal doctrine. 

Elkouri, Frank and Elkouri, Edna Asper. How Arbitration Works. 8th ed. Kenneth May, editor-in-chief. Arlington, VA : Bloomberg BNA, 2016 (2021 Update) [Available electronically via Bloomberg Law to UNC Law Students and Faculty]. 

This treatise is the most thorough and authoritative arbitration work available. Highlights include: discussion of change in NLRB's deferral standard; review of cost savings and online dispute resolution; revised discussion of the burden of proof in discipline cases; analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions on same-sex marriage and retiree health insurance; expanded treatment of labor arbitration issues in government; and on-duty misconduct of police officers. 

Brand, Norman. How ADR Works. Washington, DC : BNA Books, 2002 [Available electronically via Bloomberg Law to UNC Law Students and Faculty]. 

This treatise presents the views of experts on mediation and arbitration to lead professionals on all sides, and at every level of experience. Advocates advise on preparing and presenting a case, while the editor distils their advice in summary chapter that provide both an overview and insights into what makes the ADR work.

Grenig, Jay E. Alternative Dispute Resolution. 4th ed. St. Paul, MN : Thomson Reuters, 2016 (2024-2025 Update) [KF9085 .R63 2016] [Available electronically via Westlaw to UNC Law Students and Faculty]. 

This treatise examines the technique, procedures, and underlying statutory and case law involved in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). This edition reviews various ADR processes, including: mediation, summary jury trials, mini trials, early neutral evaluation, and court-annexed ADR. 

Goldberg, Stephen B. et al. Dispute Resolution : Negotiation, Mediation, and Other Processes. 5th ed. Austin, TX : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business/Aspen Publishers, 2007 [KF9084 .G65 2007]. 

This treatise provides a thorough, systemic overage of Alternative Dispute Resolution, moving from overviews to critical analysis to application to evaluation and process. 

Mulitparty Negotiation. Larry Crump and Lawrence E. Susskind, editors. Los Angeles, CA : SAGE, 2008 [Available electronically via Sage Knowledge to UNC Students and Faculty]. 

Multiparty negotiation is a rapidly developing but complex field whose literature is scattered across a broad range of disciplines and sources. This four-volume collection consolidates this knowledge by bringing together classic works and cutting-edge papers from law, international politics, organization studies and public administration.

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