Costs And Quality Of Online Dispute Resolution

Of the ODR movement and review of the relevant literature / Marta Poblet -- Definitions of online dispute resolution / Simon Thomson & Avrom Sherr -- ODR and trans-border disputes / Przemysław Pecherzewski & Piotr Rodziewicz -- EU regulation on ODR : an introduction and some thoughts / Graham Ross -- Normative and positive developments in the field of online dispute resolution : the European Union level / Bilyana Gyaurova-Wegertseder -- What dispute resolution tasks to support with ODR, and how to support them / Jelle van Veenen -- Measuring the costs of ODR / Martin Gramatikov -- Quality of ODR procedures / Laura Klaming -- Dimension of the quality of the outcome of dispute resolution processes / Martin Gramatikov & Robert Porter.

In a world governed by speed, the Internet plays a growing role in many of today's innovations, and the resolution of disputes using electronic means of communication may soon be part of everyday legal practice. This book offers a survey of the current state of play in online dispute resolution, from the methods and information technology currently in use to the range of regulatory solutions proposed by shareholders. Taking their analysis a step further, the authors also address this new field's most pressing issues, including possible amendments of existing legislation, treaties, and arbitration and other ADR rules. Online Dispute Resolution: Challenges for Contemporary Justice is an in-depth study of online dispute resolution today, discussing among other topics: the different methods of ODR; fields of use; ways to bring parties to online dispute resolution; validity and effects of clauses entered into online and providing for online mediation or arbitration; issues surrounding electronic communications and evidence in arbitration; and, enforcement of online dispute resolution outcomes, both through court proceedings and built-in enforcement mechanisms. This book also covers issues related to security and e-commerce in general. As a special feature, it contains a section on existing online dispute resolution providers, complete with interviews and statistics. Online Dispute Resolution: Challenges for Contemporary Justice is a significant resource for legal counsel, to arbitral institutions, ODR and ADR service providers, governments and governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as to those with a more academic interest. This book will provide a greater understanding of online dispute resolution to persons in the fields of arbitration and ADR, e-commerce, intellectual property, civil procedure, international law, international trade and commerce, and information technology.

The potential of online communication to reduce the costs of dispute resolution has long been recognized. Apart from cost reduction, online applications may also improve the quality of dispute resolution. Online communication can be limiting when offline processes are copied into an online environment. However, by designing processes specifically for the medium, innovations are possible that are not available in offline dispute resolution. In this book, the limitations and benefits of using online communication for dispute resolution processes are investigated. The book also explores the potential of online communication to support a specific dispute resolution process. The focus is on tools to support integrative negotiation, which is a common method for negotiating disputes, used widely in legal practice and embedded in the formal system of many countries in the form of court-annexed mediation. The process is usually described in general terms. In this research, the process is broken down into 14 concrete tasks. Additionally, several chapters describe how online applications may support users in dealing with communication issues (miscommunication, distrust, and strong emotions), in uncovering interests, and in developing creative outcomes. Examples from three applications demonstrate how these methods are being used in practice.

Improving access to justice has been an ongoing process, and on-demand justice should be a natural part of our increasingly on-demand society. What can we do for example when Facebook blocks our account, we're harassed on Twitter, discover that our credit report contains errors, or receive a negative review on Airbnb? How do we effectively resolve these and other such issues? Digital Justice introduces the reader to new technological tools to resolve and prevent disputes bringing dispute resolution to cyberspace, where those who would never look to a court for assistance can find help for instance via a smartphone. The authors focus particular attention on five areas that have seen great innovation as well as large volumes of disputes: ecommerce, healthcare, social media, labor, and the courts. As conflicts escalate with the increase in innovation, the authors emphasize the need for new dispute resolution processes and new ways to avoid disputes, something that has been ignored by those seeking to improve access to justice in the past.

This handbook was developed by the Tilburg Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies of Civil Law and Conflict Resolution Systems (The Netherlands). It offers practical information on the use of a methodology for measuring the cost and quality of paths to justice, from the perspective of users. How do clients of justice systems like the way in which their needs and concerns are voiced? Do they feel they received sufficient information about the procedure? Do they think the outcome was fair and did it help to solve their problem? Do they think the procedure was a value for their money? How much time did they spend? This methodology provides answers to such questions so that citizens using the justice system can voice their needs and providers of justice services can improve their processes.

This exciting new coursebook is designed to teach students how to represent clients effectively in resolving disputes through mediation. Written by the authors of a successful comprehensive casebook on dispute resolution and leading texts on mediating legal disputes, this book: includes all of the mediation material in their RESOLVING DISPUTES text, plus selected materials from the negotiation and hybrid sections includes chapters on negotiation styles and techniques, including problem-solving, competitive, and other approaches to bargaining expands on specific issues, such as process techniques and emotional barriers presents new coverage of material not in the parent book, such as readings on public policy concerns and decision analysis is accompanied by a unique teaching DVD available free of charge to adopters. The 18-chapter, 120-minute DVD presents professional-quality video of mediation and negotiation created by the authors, As well as excerpts from leading mediation videos is accompanied by a thorough Teacheriquest;s Manual with detailed syllabi, teaching notes, discussion points, exercises, simulations, role-plays, and suggestions for movies and film clips. The Teacher's Manual shows how teachers can bring classes alive by coordinating text, role-plays, and DVD video of experts playing the students' roles MEDIATION: The Roles of Advocate and Neutral has a distinctly practical focus: the text integrates theory with skills and strategies, ethics, The law, and problems drawn from practice, with greater emphasis than other texts on issues that students will encounter in legal practice focuses on the lawyer's perspective as an agent for clients includes examples from headline cases, literature, and practice draws on the authors' roles as leading ADR teachers, trainers, and practitioners of mediation in the United States and internationally

Offers an account of ODR for consumers in the EU context, presenting a comprehensive investigation of the development of ODR for business to consumer disputes within the EU. This book examines the role of both the European legislator with the Mediation Directive and the English judiciary in encouraging the use of mediation.

In this original and highly useful resource, Colin Rule—a pioneer in the field of online dispute resolution (ODR)—shows how ODR can be used to resolve conflicts which inevitably arise both online and offline in business and commerce. Based on exclusive research and up-to-date best practices, Online Dispute Resolution for Business presents expert advice on how ODR can save time and money, offering timely suggestions and proven approaches for resolving business related conflicts online.