Online Dispute Resolution: The State of the Art

Pepperdine - Straus Institute

Thanks everyone!

That was a fun weekend. I really appreciate all the engagement.

All the powerpoints and recorded videos are below.

Can't wait to read your papers. Keep in touch...

Colin

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Course Syllabus - UPDATED 1-3-25

Final Essay Assignment - Due Monday, January 27, 2025 - UPDATED 1-3-25

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CLICK HERE FOR CLASS GOOGLE DOC

Exercise 1: Sneaky Petes

Exercise 2: Bob and Susan Jeffries

Exercise 3: Silicosis Calculator

Exercise 4: Hopkins International

Videos

Daniel Rainey on the Uniform Disclosure Protocol for Mediation: https://youtu.be/W3s-0nUqknM
Rimantas Simaitas on the European Cyberjustice Network: https://youtu.be/gz1ro6bQ_7k
Nicolás Lozada Pimiento from REDEK.co: https://youtu.be/KoqvwpM8EtA
Laura Kelly from Immediation: https://youtu.be/-mZruFYZHHQ
Willie Pienaar and Tim Wallis: https://youtu.be/XLL5FfZ0VQc
Bob Bergman from Next Level Mediation: https://youtu.be/ervV4KHUcLQ
Lord Michael Briggs and Master Victoria McCloud: https://youtu.be/cLNqviZzPDE
Seb Jenks from Resolver Group: https://youtu.be/dh3jyXGNDE8
Alberto Elisavetsky: https://youtu.be/XS2tZqGFl8M
Andy Lee and Wendy Gonzales: https://youtu.be/OdEc8mItnw4
Ian MacDuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emgi5C5qvxo
Amy Schmitz: https://youtu.be/cLD2z-RncxI
Jan Martinez: https://youtu.be/kRAPx_gzHkw
Jean Sternlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsMLwyfFvco
Dave Larson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fBKPppDGNg
Ernie Thiessen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrxRlSsId_E
Ethan Katsh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wxcJZrcDxk

Readings

The New Handshake: Online Dispute Resolution and the Future of Consumer Protection (PDF).

"Technology and the Future of Dispute Resolution," in Dispute Resolution Magazine, a publication of the American Bar Association, 2015. (PDF).

Additional Readings (Optional)

Evolution of a Field: Personal Histories in Conflict Resolution
https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/dri_press/12/
by Howard Gadlin and Nancy A. Welsh, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 2021.

Ethan Katsh: ODR: A Look at History – A Few Thoughts about the Present and Some Speculation about the Future
http://www.ombuds.org/odrbook/katsh.pdf
from Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice - A Treatise on Technology and Dispute Resolution by Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Ethan Katsh and Daniel Rainey

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Online Dispute Resolution, by Dave Orr and Colin Rule

Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice

Additional ODR Articles

Class Recordings (will be posted after each class)

Class one, first half (until break)

Class one, second half (after break)

Class three, part one

Class three, part two

Class three, part three

Class three, part four

Lecture Powerpoints (will be posted after each class)

Powerpoint 1: ODR Definition + Advantages and Disadvantages