Sardonically presented but engaging repartee between two highly regarded Academy Members. Their discussion evolves around the trend away from traditional arbitration toward a more complicated,… Read More »The presidential address – an exercise in dialectic: Should arbitration behave as does litigation?
A survey of the knowledge and experience of judges, advocates, and arbitrators, as to how their decisions come into being and how they are shaped… Read More »Decisional thinking Chicago Panel reportI. The arbitrator’s perception of the decisional process
The author describes factors for the “clogging” of the arbitration process and that threaten the “final and binding quality” of decisions. These factors include “passing… Read More »Suggested new approaches to grievance arbitration
A response to accusations that arbitration is becoming more like litigation, and that arbitrators are acting more like judges. The author argues that both attorneys… Read More »The role of lawyers in arbitration
“Nothing could be more disastrous than to view a labor contract as a lifeless document unrelated to the struggle of [the people who negotiated it].”… Read More »Problem areas in arbitration
The author urges arbitrators “to preserve an informal and non-technical tone” in their hearings. He identifies areas where technicalities might lurk, including “the submission, time… Read More »Halting the trend toward technicalities in arbitrations