Alternative Dispute Resolution   Tags: adr, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, mediation, negotiation  

The term "alternative dispute resolution" (or ADR) refers to any method of settling disputes outside of litigation.  It typically includes arbitration, mediation, and negotiation.  This LibGuide will provide the user with basic information and resources about ADR and its various methods of dispute resolution.

• Introductory ADR Texts
• ADR Journals and Law Reviews
• Helpful ADR Websites
• Helpful ADR Databases and Tools

If you are interested in studying ADR during your tenure at NCCU School of Law, please visit the Dispute Resolution Institute webpage.

The following resources provide basic information about ADR so the user can gain an understanding of the concepts and practices.  The Law Library has many more books on the subject.  For more specific information about arbitration, mediation, and negotiation click on the corresponding tabs.

If you would like to search the Law Library Catalog for books on the subject yourself, consider searching with the following subject headings:

• compromise (law)
• compromise (law) -- united states
• compromise (law) -- north carolina
• dispute resolution (law)
• dispute resolution (law) -- united states
• dispute resolution (law) -- north carolina

You may also wish to scan the shelves for titles that interest you.  Books on ADR are located in call number ranges KF 9084 and KFN 7960.3.

Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Essential Competency for Lawyers - Mark V.B. Partridge

Call Number: K2390 .P37 2009

ISBN: 9780195372052

Alternative Dispute Resolution: An Essential Competency for Lawyers helps litigators and corporate counsel gain a critical understanding of the increasingly important world of alternative dispute resolution. Readers will learn not only how to resolve disputes more efficiently, but to achieve better results at a lower cost. The book includes an assessment of the benefits of ADR, the specific tactics and tools available within an ADR context, cases studies where ADR has been used to achieve improved results, and practical advice and tips for advocacy in ADR settings, with special emphasis on mediation skills. Relevant statutes and case law are included within a larger narrative that highlights the most effective strategies of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Alternative Dispute Resolution in North Carolina: A New Civil Procedure - NC Dispute Resolution Commission

Call Number: KFN7960.3 .A948 2003

This book discusses the history of ADR in North Carolina and the nuts and bolts of ADR practice within the state.

Alternative Dispute Resolution in a Nutshell - Jacqueline M. Nolan-Haley

Call Number: KF9084 .Z9 N65 2008

ISBN: 0314180141

This comprehensive guide provides an overview of alternative dispute resolutions and settlements. This Nutshell presents alternatives to dispute resolutions that go beyond the "one size fits all" litigation mentality. On-point discussion facilitates an understanding of the wide variety of options available that can better suit a client's needs, such as negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.

Alternatives to Litigation: Mediation, Arbitration, and the Art of Dispute Resolution - Abraham P. Ordover

Call Number: KF9084 .O73 2002

ISBN: 1556817495

This book explores key concepts and terms, and addresses practical how-to issues that all attorneys need to recognize and master regardless of their field of expertise.

How ADR Works - BNA Books

Call Number: KF3425 .H69 2002

ISBN: 1570182531

This book presents the views of experts on mediation and arbitration to legal professionals on all sides, and at every level of experience. Advocates advise on preparing and presenting a case, while the editor distills their advice in summary chapters that provide both an overview and insights into what makes ADR work.

The Law of Alternative Dispute Resolution - Margaret C. Jasper

Call Number: KF9084.Z9 J37 2000

ISBN: 0379113430

The Law of Dispute Resolution focuses on the process of litigation and explores the alternative approaches to dispute resolution and the circumstances under which they are applied. It also discusses the roles of individuals who are involved with these procedures and the guidelines which they are required to follow.

Principles of Alternative Dispute Resolution - Stephen J. Ware

Call Number: KF9084 .W35 2007

ISBN: 0314149074

Part of the Concise Hornbook series, this book provides the reader with a basic overview of alternative dispute resolution.

 

The following journals and law reviews cover the broad topic of ADR. NCCU Law Library users can access these materials through print or electronic databases like HeinOnline, LexisNexis, or Westlaw. (If you wish to access these materials through HeinOnline, LexisNexis, or Westlaw you will be required to enter a username and password.)

• Dispute Resolution Journal of the American Arbitration Association (Westlaw)
  
• Dispute Resolution magazine
• Journal of Dispute Resolution (LexisNexis, HeinOnline)
  
• Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal (HeinOnline, LexisNexis, Westlaw)
  
• Willamette Journal of International Law and Dispute Resolution (HeinOnline, LexisNexis)
  

The following websites provide basic information about ADR and organizations involved with ADR.

LexisNexis (username and password required): To access ADR materials on LexisNexis, go to Area of Law by Topic.  Select "View More" and then select "Alternative Dispute Resolution".  Doing so will grant you access to cases, statutes, ADR rules and procedures, arbitration awards, and more.

Westlaw Classic (username and password required): Westlaw Classic offers users several access points to ADR specific materials.

• Directory - Topical Practice Areas - Alternative Dispute Resolution: This area of Westlaw Classic will provide users with easy access to federal cases and laws, treatises, forms, and model clauses among other things.
• ADR-SPECIALIST database: This specific database contains "treatises, practice guides, journals, law reviews and arbitration materials covering all aspects of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) law."
  

Westlaw Next (username and password required): To access ADR materials in Westlaw Next, select Secondary Sources from the All Content tab.  Then select Texts & Treatises.  Look under the By Topic section and select Alternative Dispute Resolution.