http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/ Southern California Arbitration Mediation & Conflict Resolution: Settle it Now Dispute Resolution Services: Serving Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Century City en Copyright 2012 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:03:18 -0800 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:03:18 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.32-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Ms. Pynchon's comments on my article on privatization of civil justice are right on. Of course the situation is nuanced. Mediation is an excellent technique to facilitate settlement of many, perhaps a majority, of the disputes which end up in the civil courts. My point is that having this service provided by private professionals rather than public servants increases the likelihood of economic influences playing a larger role than they would in a purely public institution. And mediated results, while providing some attributes that litigants cannot obtain in public judgments, does not provide others, namely a kind of vindication and creation of public norms to govern others.
I would be delighted to join a Steering Committee to set up a conference on these issues.

]]> http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/mediation/more-on-mediations-corruption-of-justice/#22365 http://www.negotiationlawblog.com/mediation/more-on-mediations-corruption-of-justice/#22365 AdvocacyCollaborationConfidentialityConflict ResolutionEmploymentEthicsFederal CourtLegal PracticeMediationNegotiationPower of PersuasionSettlementState CourtThe CourtsTruth Justice and the American Way Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:47:50 -0800 Victoria Pynchon