An Anthropologist's Approach to Mediation

Authors

Rebecca Golbert, Pepperdine University

Abstract

On October 31, 2008, the Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association, in collaboration with AAA International Centre for Dispute Resolution, ACB Group-Netherlands, ADR Center-Rome, CEDR, CMAP, International Academy of Mediators, International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution ("CPR"), JAMS, Netherlands Mediation Institute, and the International Mediation Institute, held its first International Mediation Leadership Summit. The Summit's setting-the Peace Palace in The Hague in the Netherlands-was both breathtakingly beautiful and evocative. The Summit's goals-guided by the leadership and vision of Section Chair Lela Love and former Chair Bruce Meyerson, as well as international partners Manon Schonewille and Giuseppe de Palo-were ambitious: building a relationship between members of the American dispute resolution community and their counterparts around the world; beginning to develop bridges between the efforts, initiatives, and ideas that may be particular to one country but that have the ability to raise the bar for all mediation practitioners and programs; and establishing a dialogue among mediation groups around the world regarding issues of importance to the development of the mediation field.

Disciplines

Commercial Law | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law | Law and Society | Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Recommended Citation

Rebecca Golbert, An Anthropologist's Approach to Mediation, 11 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 81 (2009).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol11/iss1/5