CJCR Publishes Volume 26, Issue 1 (Fall 2024)
The first of three issues is now available online and in print edition.
Top row, left to right: Ariana R. Levinson, Hal Abramsom, and Armando D. Gonzalez
Bottom row, left to right: Nowshin Nawal, Jane Perov, and Nicholas Wynne
The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution—the country’s preeminent legal journal of arbitration, negotiation, mediation, settlement, and restorative justice—today published the web edition of Volume 26, Issue 1 (Fall 2024). The print edition of the issue has also been released.
Accessible at Volume 26.1: Fall 2024, this issue contains a transcript from the Twenty-Third Annual International Advocate for Peace Award, Honoring Dr. Richard N. Haass; a transcript from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Articles by Ariana R. Levinson and Hal Abramson; and Notes by Armando D. Gonzalez, Nowshin Nawal, Jane Perov, and Nicholas Wynne.
On December 6, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit's Civil Appeals Mediation Program held its Fourth Annual Mediation Colloquy at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, titled: "Thinking 101" and Mediation. The Journal is honored to publish a transcript of the Mediation Colloquy, which featured Chief Judge Debra Livingston, Judge John Walker, John Hay Whitney Professor of Psychology Woo-kyoung Ahn, and Chief Circuit Mediator Kathleen M. Scanlon.
On March 27, 2024, the Journal honored Dr. Richard N. Haass, international relations scholar and president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations at the Twenty-Third Annual International Advocate for Peace Award. Dr. Haass is a veteran diplomat and scholar, and in addition to his twenty years served as the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, he also served in the State Department under Presidents George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, at the White House under George H.W. Bush, and at the Pentagon under Jimmy Carter. He was U.S. envoy to the Cyprus negotiations and the Northern Ireland peace process and after 9/11 was a U.S. coordinator for the future of Afghanistan. In his work on peacebuilding around the world and then in leading the premier think tank on foreign relations, Dr. Haass continues to push us to apply rigorous thinking to the thorny problems of the current world.
Ariana R. Levinson is the Frost, Brown, Todd Professor of Law at the University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law where she teaches Arbitration Practice and Procedure, Labor Law, Employment Law, Dispute Resolution, and Evidence. She is also a fellow in the Rutgers School of Management & Labor Relations Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership & Profit Sharing. As a labor and employment law scholar, she has published more than twenty articles in law reviews and scholarly journals and numerous op-eds and policy pieces. She is co-author of the books Principles of Arbitration Law, Arbitration Advocacy, and Understanding Labor Law. She is a reviewer for the Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership and the American Business Law Journal. She is often called upon by the press for expertise and has been quoted by the New York Times, the ABA Journal, Bloomberg BNA Daily Labor Report, and CNN. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School.
Hal Abramson is a professor at Touro University Law Center, New York, and has been deeply involved in the development and practice of domestic and international dispute resolution for more than thirty years. He contributes as a teacher, trainer, author, and participant on professional committees and serves actively as a mediator and facilitator. He also has taught or trained on dispute resolution in twenty-two countries on six continents (20 in-person, 2 on Zoom). He is an award-winning author with three of his publications receiving the best article or book award for the year from the CPR International Institute for Conflict Resolution. In 2020, he was the sole recipient of Touro University’s Presidential Award for Scholarship. Professor Abramson has been recognized as a mediator by Who’s Who Legal since its inaugural ranking year and for the last two years as a Global Elite Thought Leader for Commercial Mediation (only 13 in the U.S). He served as the first Scholar-in-Residence for the International Academy of Mediators. He chaired the committee that drafted the rules for the ABA Mediation Representation Competition, served on the inaugural committee that launched the ICC Mediation Competition in Paris, and chaired the IMI (International Mediation Institute) Task Force that drafted the first-ever standards for certifying cross-cultural mediators. He also was involved with drafting the United Nations Singapore Mediation Convention including serving as an expert advisor to UNCITRAL to educate UN delegates on the mediation process and co-chairing the first symposium on the Convention. While at Touro, he served as vice dean for nine years including as acting dean twice and has taught a wide range of dispute resolution and business courses including currently first-year contracts and negotiations. He also has visited full-time at Cardozo Law School in NYC, UNLV Law School in Las Vegas, and the U.S. Air Force Academy where he helped build its negotiation program.
Armando D. Gonzalez is a third-year law student at Cardozo School of Law. Armando currently serves as Editor-in-Chief for Volume 26 of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution. His Note “Reducing the American National Debt by Negotiating New Tax Practices on Internal Revenue Code § 501(c) Organizations” explores raising U.S. internal revenue by implementing negotiated tax practices on certain I.R.C. § 501(c) entities, to stabilize the ever-growing American national debt. The Note proposes negotiation as the optimal form of alternative dispute resolution to generate additional internal revenue that will alleviate the current national debt crisis.
Nowshin Nawal is a third-year law student at Cardozo School of Law. Her Note “Use of Collaborative Governance in Passing Effective Abortion Laws in Texas to Decrease Rates of Injury, Criminal Penalties, and Civil Litigation” explores the use of collaborative governance to pass and define abortion laws in Texas to reduce some of the negative consequences caused by laws that are effective after the Dobbs decision, such as an increased number of injuries in abortion-seeking individuals, increased civil litigation, and criminal prosecution of physicians. The Note uses a hypothetical collaborative governance model to provide guidance on how to choose the parties and facilitators, how to facilitate agreements effectively, and how to implement the agreed-upon terms into laws to guide abortion providers, lower injury rates, and criminal and civil liabilities.
Jane Perov is a third-year law student at Cardozo School of Law. Jane currently serves as Executive Editor for Volume 26 of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution. Her Note “Unblocking the Chain: Leveraging Mediation and Negotiation in Crypto Exchange User Disputes” explores the web3 industry by examining the current arbitration regime embedded in user agreements of digital asset exchanges. The Note proposes that adopting mediation and negotiation over traditional methods, such as arbitration and litigation, can lead to superior conflict resolution and ultimately better outcomes for both customers and digital asset exchanges.
Nicholas Wynne is a third-year law student at Cardozo School of Law. Nicholas currently serves as a Senior Article Editor for Volume 26 of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution. His Note “Negotiating in the Fast Lane: Developing an Integrative Bargaining Scheme for Formula One Licensing Agreements with Street Circuit Venues” explores the controversial licensing dispute between Formula One and Las Vegas venues that border the Las Vegas Grand Prix race track. The Note proposes the implementation of an integrative bargaining scheme facilitated by mediation to help Formula One and trackside venues reach mutually beneficial agreements centered on protecting each party’s interests.
The Executive Board of the Journal would like to extend its deepest gratitude to each and every Staff Editor and Editorial Board member who worked so diligently on editing the Articles and Notes for this issue.