Arbitration and Mediation Resources

General

• Mediate.com – Comprehensive source of articles, blogs, videos, and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) information.
• ABA Section of Dispute Resolution – Links to a series of online resources.
• State Statutes – Links to individual state statutes pertaining to ADR.
• ADR Times – Collects news and resources for ADR professionals and interested readers.

Conflict resolution

• Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation – University consortium dedicated to developing the theory and practice of negotiation and dispute resolution. The website includes podcasts, journals and newsletters, teaching materials, and more.
• Beyond Intractability – The site’s CRInfo Knowledge Base contains thousands of pages of material on conflict resolution, including book and article summaries, essays, and annotated case studies.
• CPR – Website of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Includes articles, a panel of neutrals, and a library of ADR clauses, rules, codes, and procedures.
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals – Collaborative practice is a relatively new form of conflict resolution. Site includes a searchable directory of collaborative practitioners.
• Collaborative Divorce – Focuses on collaborative practice for divorcing couples.
• Collaborative Law Institute of Minnesota – Compiles a list of resources on collaborative divorce for couples and families.

Commercial arbitration

• ASIL Guide – Comprehensive web guide to international commercial arbitration resources. Links to many agencies responsible for settling international disputes.
• International Commercial Arbitration – List of books, journals, newsletters, databases, and websites pertaining to commercial arbitration. Not updated since 2003, but still a useful guide.
• Arbitration.org – Extensive database offering cases and scholarly articles on international arbitration.

Blogs

• Global Arbitration News – News and commentary regarding arbitration law worldwide.
• Indisputably.org – Offers commentary and analysis on issues relevant to alternative dispute resolution.
• Business Conflict Management – Offers insights into mediating business disputes.
• Outsourcing Justice – Chronicles recent developments in arbitration law
• ADR Blogs and Websites – A list of blogs, this one from the ADR Web Ring.

Associations & agencies

• American Arbitration Association – Leading resource for ADR education. Users can file and manage a claim online. Links to Education Services, including training courses, a bookstore, and a library of resources.
• Arbitration and Mediation Organizations – Links to dozens of ADR associations
  worldwide.
• Association of Family Conciliation Courts – Focuses on conflict resolution in family law.
• Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution – Links to programs and publications.
• U.S. Department of Justice Office of Dispute Resolution – Promotes and facilitates the use of ADR throughout the Executive Branch of the U.S.

Journals, news, & articles

• Federal Judicial Center – Searchable database with free downloadable publications relating to alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
• Journal of International Arbitration – Addresses important current issues in international arbitration, focusing on business, investment, and economic disputes.
• Negotiations Research Network – Database of more than 3,500 full-text scholarly papers and articles on negotiation.

Research guides

• Cornell University
• Duke University Law School
• Georgetown University
• Loyola University of Chicago
• Marquette University Law School
• University of Texas Law School