What is an Arbitration Award?
Similar in some ways to a judgment from a court, an arbitration award decides how the dispute will be resolved. See how it differs from a litigation judgment.
Dispute Resolution
12 Best Conflict Resolution Techniques for Effectively Resolving Disputes
There are several conflict resolution techniques that can be used to resolve conflicts in a constructive way. Conflict exists wherever you find humans. However, this reality doesn’t need to be a cause for despair, skepticism, or cynicism. Conflict resolution is a genre that should be looked at with optimism. While difficult, resolving conflict is actually …
Interests VS. Positions: Learn the Difference
Conflict resolution can be a tricky process, and even those familiar with mediation and negotiation tactics might not be aware of the distinction between positions versus interests. In essence, positions are what individuals say they want in an argument or disagreement – it’s their outwardly stated wishes for how to deal with the issue at …
Types of Mediation: Evaluative, Facilitative, and Transformative
Understanding the types of mediation is a vital skill when preparing for and participating in mediation. Knowing how the mediator is operating and what skills they are using is important for the parties and their counsel to work best with the mediator and still emphasize what is an important consideration for them. It is also …
Limits of Confidentiality
While much of the alternative dispute resolution world, and many other professional fields, love to highlight the benefits of confidentiality, many of them fail to point out the limits of confidentiality. Understanding these limits is a vital aspect of sharing your information and keeping your information confidential. Without a clear understanding of when confidentiality will …
Arbitration vs. Litigation: What Is The Difference?
Choosing whether to pursue arbitration vs. litigation hinges on several factors that parties should carefully consider as they decide on how to resolve their dispute(s). Once a dispute reaches the point where it is clear that the parties cannot reach an agreement and need a third party to decide the dispute, it will likely end …
Human Resources Guidebook to Workplace Conflict
Of all the departments that will need to deal with conflict effectively in a workplace, the human resources department is the most likely. Outside of the hiring process, most employees will only interact with human resources during times of conflict, which often makes human resource departments the least favorite team to interact with for an …
Resolution vs Solution | How to Properly Solve a Conflict
The first step to effectively solving a conflict is to understand the difference between a resolution and a solution. The conflict has a way of repeating itself over and over, especially if it is not addressed correctly. Addressing a conflict correctly includes identifying the key differences between a resolution and a solution and using this …
Marriage Mediation: What is it? Do I need it?
Many people have gone through, or at least heard of, divorce mediation. In that process, parties try to reach agreement about the division of property, spousal and child support, custody and visitation. Of course it doesn’t solve everything. All of these ideas are fairly familiar.
International Regimes | Better Understand People Across the Globe
What is the concept of international regimes? Let’s dive right in! With the rise of technology and the movement toward globally connected societies, there has been a need for some kind of international organization between countries on infrastructure and resource distribution. This is where the concept of international regimes finds itself. The study of international …
