LINKS TO DISPUTE
RESOLUTION PUBLIC POLICY INFORMATION
ACR’s Legislative and Public Policy (LPP)
Committee has identified the following links to
organizations that track international, federal
and state legislative and regulatory information
related to conflict resolution.
The LPP Committee welcomes input about other
Web sites to consider. To suggest additional Web
sites, please contact ACR.
Please note that ACR neither endorses these Web
sites nor vouches for their content.
FEDERAL, STATE AND
INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION LEGISLATION
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Advanced Dispute
Resolution Institute at the William Mitchell
College of Law
http://adrinstitute.com/library/legislation.htm#1;
http://adrinstitute.com/library/
The Advanced Dispute Resolution Institute’s
library of legislative and legal resources
includes federal, state and international
legislation related to arbitration, mediation
and other forms of dispute resolution.
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Cornell Law
School: Legal Information Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/adr.html
This Web site includes an overview of ADR
and links to federal and state statutes, federal
court decisions, international treaties and
other ADR public policy information.
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CRInfo.org
http://www.crinfo.org
Search or browse more than 20,000 links to
Web, print and organizational resources in
the conflict resolution field, including recommended
links on Legal ADR topics (e.g., civil litigation,
early neutral evaluation, mini-trial, etc.)
and on Public Policy/Environmental Conflict
topics (e.g., collaborative problem-solving,
neutral expert fact-finding, public participation,
regulatory negotiation, etc.).
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European Commission
Justice and Home Affairs
http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/news/intro/news_intro_en.htm
Click on “Events” to learn about
the July 2004 conference that launched the
European Code of Conduct for Mediators. Download
a description of the code of conduct here:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/ejn/news/news_adr_code_explanations_en.pdf
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Florida Department
of Health Office of the Inspector General
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/ig/ADR/FederalADR.htm
This Web site provides an overview of different
ADR processes, and links to federal ADR legislation
and programs and to Florida’s ADR statutes
and administrative rules.
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Interagency
ADR Working Group: Federal Agency Information
http://www.usdoj.gov/adr/fai.html
This Web site includes links to federal government
agency dispute resolution programs and other
resources.
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Policy Consensus
Institute
http://www.policyconsensus.org
Click on “Policies & Tools,”
“Policies” and then “Executive
Orders” for a list of Executive Orders
passed at the state level. Under State Directories
one can use a clickable map to find listings
for state dispute resolution and environmental
dispute resolution programs and offices, some
of which also track legislation on their Web
sites.
U.S. STATE LEGISLATION
AND RULES
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Center for
Peacemaking and Conflict Studies: California
ADR Legislation Tracking:
http://peace.fresno.edu/adrlegis.shtml
This Web site tracks California dispute resolution
legislation.
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National Conference
of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws
http://www.nccusl.org/nccusl/DesktopDefault.aspx
This Web site includes information on uniform
state laws, including the Uniform Mediation
Act (UMA) and the Revised Uniform Arbitration
Act (RUAA). From the pulldown menu under “Select
an Act Title,” select the specific legislation,
or select a state from the “Select a
State” pulldown menu.
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Thomas Legislative
Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/
This Web site has a searchable database. By
using keywords such as “ADR legislation,”
etc., one can access ADR legislation. Particular
bills can be found by entering detailed information
in the search area.
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University
of Texas, Center for Public Policy Dispute
Resolution http://www.utexas.edu/law/academics/centers/cppdr/97adrrpt.html
This Web site has in-depth coverage and tracks
all bills passed relating to ADR in Texas.
SCHOOL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION
About ACR's
Legislative and Public Policy Leadership
ACR's Legislative
and Public Policy efforts are focused
on promoting the field of conflict resolution
to the general public; informing members about,
and shaping, important public policy developments
in the field; and creating the structures for
ACR to support the growth of the field.
The Legislative Public Policy (LPP) Committee
is chaired by Gregory
Firestone, Ph.D.
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