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Alternative Dispute Resolution is a course in Legal Studies at Athabasca University. The course is designed to provide you with practical knowledge that will be useful to you in all areas of your life where you may encounter conflicts, disputes, and claims.

Unit 1: Conflicts, Disputes, and Claims

Brahm, Eric. (September 2003). Conflict stages. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Conflict Research Consortium Staff. Book Summary of Social conflict: Escalation, stalemate and settlement (by Dean G. Pruitt and Jeffrey Z. Rubin). beyondintractability.org.
Felstiner, William L. F., Abel, Richard L., & Sarat, Austin. (1980–81). The emergence and transformation of disputes: Naming, blaming, claiming. Law & Society Review, 15(3/4), 631–654.
Menkel-Meadow, Carrie. (2012). Women in dispute resolution: Parties, lawyers and dispute resolvers: What difference does ‘gender difference’ make? Dispute Resolution Magazine, 18(3), 4–10.

Unit 2: Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution: What Is It? Why Use It?

Menkel-Meadow, Carrie. (2000). Mothers and fathers of invention: The intellectual founders of ADR. Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 16(1), 1–37.
Morris, Catherine. (May 2002). “Definitions in the field of conflict transformation.” www.peacemakers.ca

Unit 3: Negotiation

Alfredson, Tanya, & Cungu, Azeta, (January 2008). Practical steps to integrative bargaining: The seven elements of principled negotiation. In Negotiation theory and practice: A review of the literature. EASYPol online resources for Policy Making, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 18–25.
Spangler, Brad, and Heidi Burgess. (July 2012). Best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA). Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Spangler, Brad. (July 2003). Competitive and cooperative approaches to conflict. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Spangler, Brad. (June 2003). Distributive bargaining. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Spangler, Brad. (June 2003). Integrative or interest-based bargaining. Beyond Intractability.Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder
Spangler, Brad, and Heidi Burgess. (June 2013). Zone of possible agreement (ZOPA). Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Unit 4: The Negotiation Process

Alfredson, Tanya, & Cungu, Azeta. (January 2008). "Practical Steps to Integrative Bargaining: The Seven Elements of Principled Negotiation." In Negotiation Theory and Practice: A Review of the Literature, EASYPol online resources for Policy Making, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 18–25.
Dugan, Máire A., and Heidi Burgess. (June 2017). Power. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Ebner, Noam. (2014). Analytical preparation for negotiation: A checklist. Creighton University School of Law - Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution.
Maiese, Michelle, and Heidi Burgess. (April 2017). Interests, positions, needs, and values. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Unit 5: Negotiation in Practice

Adair, Wendi L., & Brett, Jeanne M. (2005). The negotiation dance: Time, culture, and behavioral sequences in negotiation. Organization Science, 16(1), 33–51.
Kirby, Justine. (1997). Would principled negotiation have saved Eve?: A feminist analysis of Getting to YES. Otago Law Review, 9(1), 122–143.
LeBaron, Michelle. (July 2003). Culture-based negotiation styles. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Milo-Locker, Shiri. (May 2004). “The decision to settle—Balance, setoffs and tradeoffs between rational, emotional and psychological forces.” www.mediate.com

Unit 6: Principles of Mediation

Alexander, Nadja. (2011). The mediation meta-model: The realities of mediation practice. ADR Bulletin: The Monthly Newsletter on Dispute Resolution, 12(6), 126–131.
Maiese, Michelle. (June 2005). Neutrality. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Riskin, Leonard L. (2003). Decision-making in mediation: The new old grid and the new new grid system. Notre Dame Law Review, 79(1), 1–53.
Spangler, Brad. (September 2003). Problem-solving mediation. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Spangler, Brad. (2013). Transformative mediation. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Unit 7: The Mediation Process

Kaufman, Sanda, Elliott, Michael, Shmueli, Deborah, & Burgess, Heidi. (June 2017). Frames, framing and reframing. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Maiese, Michelle. (July 2005). Emotions. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Maiese, Michelle. (September 2004). Ground rules. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Salem, Richard. (July 2003). Empathic listening. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Spangler, Brad. (June 2003). Caucus. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Unit 8: Mediation in Practice

Hallevy, Gabriel. (2011). Therapeutic victim-offender mediation within the criminal justice process—Sharpening the evaluation of personal potential for rehabilitation while righting wrongs under the alternative-dispute-resolution (ADR) philosophy. Harvard Negotiation Law Review, 16(65), 65–94.
Lande, John. (2012). The revolution in family law dispute resolution. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 24, 411–449. University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012–10.
Menkel-Meadow, Carrie. (2012). Mediating multiculturally: Culture and the ethical mediator. In Mediation Ethics: Cases & Commentaries. Ellen Waldman (Ed.) San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. 305–338.
Umbreit, MarK. (April 27, 2009). Restorative justice: Victim offender mediation overview by Mark Umbreit. CRJP284. (YouTube video).

Unit 9: Hybrid Processes

Elliott, David C. (June 1995). Med/Arb: Fraught with danger or ripe with opportunity? Alberta Law Review, 34(1) 163–179.
Rowe, Mary. (1991). The ombudsman’s role in a dispute resolution system. Negotiation Journal, 7(4), 353–361.
Wittmann, Neil C. (2015). Judicial dispute resolution in the Court of Queen’s Bench: Making resolution accessible. Canadian Arbitration and Mediation Journal, 25(1), 14–20.

Unit 10: Online Dispute Resolution

Brannigan, Colm. (2007). Online dispute resolution. In Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Manual. CCH Canadian Limited. 6901–6953.
Brett, Jeanne M., Olekalns, Mara, Friedman, Ray, Goates, Nathan, Anderson, Cameron, & Lisco, Cara Cherry. (2007). Sticks and stones: Language, face, and online dispute resolution. Academy of Management Journal, 50(1), 85–99.
Ebner, N. (2017). Negotiation via email. In C. Honeyman & A. K. Schneider (Eds.). The negotiator's desk reference. DRI Press, 115–132.
Ebner, Noam, & Zeleznikow, John. (2015). Fairness, trust and security in online dispute resolution. Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy, 36(2), 143–160.

Unit 11: Designing and Evaluating Systems and Processes

Amsler (formerly Bingham), Lisa Blomgren. (2008). Designing justice: Legal institutions and other systems for managing conflict. Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, 24(1), 1–51.
Brahm, Eric, & Ouellet, Julian. (September 2003) Designing new dispute resolution systems. Beyond Intractability. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess (Eds.). Conflict Information Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Ministry of Attorney General, Justice Services branch, British Columbia. (June 2003). Reaching resolution: A guide to designing public sector dispute resolution systems. British Columbia.

Unit 12: Indigenous Dispute Resolution in Canada

Barkwell, Lawrence, J., Carrière Acco, Anne, and Rozyk, Amanda. (2007). The Origins of Métis Customary Law with a Discussion of Métis Legal Traditions. Louis Riel Institute. Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture. Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research.
Borrows, John. (2006, January).  Indigenous Legal Traditions in Canada: Report for the Law Commission of Canada. Law Commission of Canada. Government of Canada.

Please read

I. Characteristics of Indigenous Legal Traditions (pp. 1–13)

II. Examples of Indigenous Law

The Introduction (pp. 13–16)
E. Métis Legal Traditions (pp. 53–59)
H. Inuit Legal Traditions (pp. 74–77)

III. Learning from Bi-Juridicalism (pp. 77–80)

The Introduction (pp. 77–80)
Chartrand, Larry, and Horn, Kanatase. (October 2016). A Report on the Relationship Between Restorative Justice and Indigenous Legal Traditions in Canada. The Department of Justice, Canada.
Hewitt, Jeffrey G. (2016).  “Indigenous Restorative Justice: Approaches, Meaning & Possibility.” University of New Brunswick Law Journal, 67.
Metallic, Naiomi Walqwan, Friedland, Hadley, & Morales, Sarah. (July 4, 2019). The Promise and Pitfalls of C-92: An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Children, Youth and Families. Yellowhead Institute.
Napoleon, Val. (June 18, 2007). Thinking About Indigenous Legal Orders. National Centre for First Nations Governance.
Napoleon, Val. (November 2019).  Ngā ture o ngā iwi taketake—Indigenous Law: Legal Pluralism and Reconciliation.  Māori Law Review.
Victor, Wenona. (April 2007). Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Aboriginal Contexts: A Critical Review. Canadian Human Rights Commission.
Examples of Indigenous Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice
BC First Nations Justice Council. (2023).  Secwepemc Community Justice Program.