Thu Jul 22, 2010
CROSS BORDER COMMERCE AND ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
CROSS BORDER COMMERCE AND ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: EMERGING INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATIVE AND SYSTEMIC DEVELOPMENTS
by Vikki Rogers and Christopher Bloch
This article provides background for the action taken recently by UNCITRAl to establish an ODR Working Group. It is available here.
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UNCITRAL ASSIGNS ODR TO A WORKING GROUP
The 43rd session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) was held in New York, from June 29 – July 9, 2010. On July 6, 2010, under the leadership of Chairman Professor Ricardo Sandoval Lopez (Chile), state delegations discussed whether work in the field of ODR for cross-border electronic commerce transactions should be assigned to an open Working Group of UNCITRAL.
State delegations from every region of the world overwhelmingly supported the assignment of a Working Group for ODR. Some debate ensued regarding the scope of the mandate to be given to the Working Group. Ultimately, the Commission assigned a Working Group, granting a broad mandate:
“After discussion, the Commission agreed that a Working Group should be established to undertake work in the field of online dispute resolution relating to cross-border electronic commerce transactions, including business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions. It was also agreed that the form of the legal standard to be prepared should be decided by the Working Group after further discussion of the topic.” (forthcoming UNCITRAL report)
The dates for the first Working Group meeting will be announced shortly, but will be held by the end of the year at the United Nations’ offices in Vienna, Austria.
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Fri Jul 09, 2010
Technology-assisted family mediation
A technology-assisted family mediation pilot project was recently completed in British Columbia, and the findings should be of interest to all ODR researchers and practitioners. Here is the final Evaluation Report.
The full findings, along with a best practice document, will also soon be available on the website of the B.C. Mediator Roster Society: www.mediator-roster.bc.ca More information is available from Susanna Jani, Project Coordinator, The Distance Mediation Project:
E-mail: distanceproject@shaw.ca
Skype: susannajani
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Online resources from 2010 International ODR Forum
Congratulations again to Alberto Elisavetsky for hosting the 2010 Forum in Buenos Aires. Powerpoints and other materials from the Forum can now be accessed at http://www.odr2010.com.ar/ing/?page_id=694
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Mon Jun 21, 2010
"Can You Help Me Now? Mobile Phones and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan"
Join NCTDR Fellows Jeff Aresty and Sanjana Hattotuwa and others in a discussion of peacebuilding and mobile phones. The U.S. Institute of Peace meeting on this topic is being Webcast at 9:00am EDT on June 24, 2010 at www.usip.org/webcast.html
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Wed Jun 16, 2010
Hait Sings 2010: Support, Watch Vote
PeaceTones, a project of NCTDR Fellow Jeff Aresty, is going to Haiti to hold a contest for Haitian musicians to showcase their talent. The goal is to give Haitian musicians of every walk of life a chance to sing you their songs, tell you their stories and show you their lives. Through this contest, 15-20 Haitian contestants will be selected to record video clips of their performances for you to vote on. Contest finalists will be included in a studio recording session producing a Peacetones compilation album and the winner will have the opportunity to open for Tabou Combo in New York City!
You can help us select emerging Haitian artists by donating or microfunding this project through our partner Microfundo, and by viewing and voting on their videos when they appear on Microfundo.
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Fri Jun 11, 2010
2010 International Forum on ODR
Congratulations to Alberto Elisavetsky for hosting the 2010 International ODR Forum Jun 2-3, 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This was the first ODR Forum held in Latin America and, with over 300 attendees, the largest yet. During the next few weeks, we will post powerpoint presentations and other materials from the Forum. In the meantime, a nice summary of the meeting is here
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Thu Apr 08, 2010
Dispute Resolution and Freedom of Information Act Requests
Miriam Nisbet of the Office of Government Information Services within the National Archives just presented at the ABA Dispute Resolution Section conference. Her office administers Freedom of Information Act requests for the entire federal government. They have been collaborating with Ethan Katsh on the design of their new system. Here's a little clip of her presentation, speaking about the lessons learned from the process to date.
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Sun Mar 28, 2010
Painting from the Same Palette: The Art of Conflict Transformation
NCTDR is co-sponsor this week and next of the “The Art of Conflict Transformation in the north of Ireland/Northern Ireland Event Series where artists-in-residence Devenny and Ervine will examine the role of art in the conflict and in the transformation to peace and will collaboratively paint murals at UMass Amherst and in Springfield, Mass.
Devenny is a former Irish Republican Army prisoner, and Ervine is the son of David Ervine, former Progressive Unionist Party leader and Ulster Volunteer Force member. They’ll be working with UMass community members to create a massive mural for the campus. Information about participating in this event and a look at a previous mural is available at http://mural.umasslegal.org/events/mural-painting/
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Fri Mar 26, 2010
UNCITRAL ODR Conference Webcast
The UNCITRAL ODR Conference that Ethan posted about in February will be webcast. If you're interested, just go here on Monday 3/29 and click "Live Webcast" to plug in. The updated agenda is also available on that page. If you've got a question you'd like to pose in the room, just IM it to me at skype ID "shmebod" or Twitter "crule" and I'll raise my hand.
For a preview of the proposal the US is putting forward at the conference, download the paper DESIGNING A GLOBAL CONSUMER ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ODR) SYSTEM FOR CROSS-BORDER SMALL VALUE HIGH VOLUME CLAIMS – OAS DEVELOPMENTS here.
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