Karl Bayer's Disputing Blog

The Court’s 2012 Class Act: A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That

By Beth Graham - August 19, 2013

University of Texas School of Law Professor Linda S. Mullenix has published, The Court's 2012 Class Act: A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That, Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases, Vol. 40, No. 8, pp. 328-335 (Aug. 10, 2013); U of Texas Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 516.

Retired to Greener Pastures: The Public Costs of Private Judging

By Beth Graham - August 14, 2013

Pepperdine University School of Law Professor Maureen Weston has authored Retired to Greener Pastures: The Public Costs of Private Judging, UNL-Springer Publication (forthcoming 2013).

‘Sticky’ Arbitration Clauses?: The Use of Arbitration Clauses after Concepcion and Amex

By Beth Graham - August 9, 2013

Professors Peter B. Rutledge, University of Georgia Law School, and Christopher R. Drahozal, University of Kansas School of Law, have authored a paper that uses empirical evidence to examine the effect the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion has had on arbitration clauses in business contracts.

The Thoughtful Integration of Mediation into Bilateral Investment Treaty Arbitration

By Beth Graham - August 7, 2013

Nancy Welsh, William Trickett Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law at Penn State University’s Dickinson School of Law, and Andrea Kupfer Schneider, Professor of Law and Director of the Dispute Resolution Program at Marquette University Law School have published a timely and interesting journal article entitled, The Thoughtful Integration of Mediation into Bilateral Investment Treaty Arbitration.

The Federal Arbitration Act and Displacement of Agency Regulation

By Beth Graham - July 30, 2013

Maureen Weston, Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law, has published a timely article entitled, The Accidental Preemption Statute: The Federal Arbitration Act and Displacement of Agency Regulation, 6 Penn. St. Y.B. on Arb. & Mediation 59 (2013); Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013/15.

Emergence and Dynamism in International Organizations

By Beth Graham - July 25, 2013

Sergio Puig, Lecturer in Law and Teaching Fellow at the Stanford Program in International Legal Studies, has published Emergence and Dynamism in International Organizations: ICSID, Investor-State Arbitration, and International Investment Law, 44 Georgetown Journal of International Law 531 (2013).

Collective Consumer Arbitration in Spain: A Civil Law Response to U.S.-Style Class Arbitration

By Beth Graham - July 18, 2013

University of Missouri School of Law Professor S.I. Strong has authored a timely paper entitled Collective Consumer Arbitration in Spain: A Civil Law Response to U.S.-Style Class Arbitration, 30 Journal of International Arbitration __ 2013, Forthcoming; University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-15. In her article, Professor Strong describes the Spanish approach to collective consumer arbitration.

Is Adjudication a Public Good?

By Beth Graham - July 16, 2013

University of Kansas School of Law Professor Stephen J. Ware has published Is Adjudication a Public Good? 'Overcrowded Courts' and the Private Sector Alternative of Arbitration, 14 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 899 (2013).

Dispute System Design: A Comparative Study of India, Israel, and California

By Beth Graham - July 10, 2013

Janet Martinez, Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Gould Negotiation and Mediation Program at Stanford Law School, Sheila Purcell, Director and Clinical Professor of the Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at the University of California Hastings College of the Law, Hagit Shaked-Gvili, and Justice Mohan Mehta, have authored a thoughtful research paper that compares alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in three very differen

Challenges to Forum Non Conveniens

By Beth Graham - July 9, 2013

Ronald A. Brand, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg Professor and Director for the University of Pittsburgh School of Law’s Center for International Legal Education has published a fascinating paper entitled, Challenges to Forum Non Conveniens, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics (JILP), Vol. 45, No. 3, 2013; U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-21.