Just Court ADR

RSI is pleased to introduce a new Special Topic to its collection. RSI’s Special Topics delve into various topics related to court ADR. Written by Director of Research Jennifer Shack, Associate Director Eric Slepak-Cherney and Program Manager Kevin Malone, the Child Protection Mediation Special Topic, explores the unique world of child protection mediation.

Child protection mediation is not like mediation in other contexts and its makeup and goals change as a case moves through different phases, from intake through the permanent placement of the child. This Special Topic explains the context within which mediation operates, provides evidence-based guidance on program design and implementation and summarizes the research on the effectiveness of child protection mediation. This Special Topic is available to view online and is also available for download.

Did you know that RSI’s Resource Center is the most comprehensive and respected source of information on court ADR anywhere? Housed within the Resource Center is the Research Library which has an extensive annotated collection of court ADR resources such as articles, studies, court rules, statutes and court forms that cover a wide variety of topics.

RSI’s Resource Center Director Nicole Wilmet regularly adds new resources to the Research Library and the following list highlights a few of the resources that have recently been added.

• ADA Resource Guide by the National Center for State Courts
• ODR Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities: We Must Do Better by David Allen Larson
• Michigan Mediator Training Standards by the Michigan Supreme Court Office of Dispute Resolution
• Michigan Court Mediator Requirements by the Michigan Supreme Court Office of Dispute Resolution
• Michigan Standards of Conduct for Mediators by the Michigan Supreme Court Office of Dispute Resolution
• Ohio Supreme Court Mediator Training Standards by the Supreme Court of Ohio
• New York Court Rules Part 146 – Guidelines for Qualifications of ADR Neutrals on Court Rosters by the New York Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts

We hope these resources are helpful to you in your work!

This month, RSI’s Board Member Professor Alyson Carrel presented at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law to deliver the Lawrence Lecture on Dispute Resolution  “Reimagining Negotiation for the 21^st Century.” During her presentation, Professor Carrel presented on how tools such as litigation analytics and multi-party secure computation can innovate ADR processes. For those that were unable to attend, a recording of Professor Carrel’s remarks is available online.