Oregon Law Review : Vol. 90, No. 3, p. 691-702 : Foreword: ADR for the Masses
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Date
2012
Authors
Reynolds, Jennifer W.
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University of Oregon School of Law
Abstract
The 2012 Scholarship Series, “ADR for the Masses,” begins with
the present issue and will continue throughout the year. The Series
examines the proliferation of alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
processes in large-scale contexts—such as mass torts, environmental
and public policy decision making, collaborative governance,
consumer disputes, and organizational dispute systems design—and
encompasses both post-dispute processes (designed to accompany or
replace traditional legal approaches to dispute resolution in mass
contexts) and pre-dispute processes (designed to manage widespread
or large-scale conflict and disputes earlier and more effectively).
Sometimes ADR serves as a response or fix to the shortcomings of
the legal system in situations involving multiple disputants or
decision makers; sometimes ADR is an upstream strategy for
managing disputes that, among other things, may render formal legal
intervention unnecessary; sometimes ADR is a companion piece to
traditional legal processes, pre- or post-dispute, when managing a
mass disaster or large-scale dispute or conflict. The Series is an
opportunity to identify not only the creative possibilities of these innovations and hybrids, but also to explore the logistical difficulties
or ideological tensions that these new developments may present.
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12 pages
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90 Or. L. Rev. 691 (2012)