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Law Alternative Dispute Resolution

Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts

edited by Catherine Bell & David Kahane

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2013
Category
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Native American Studies
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774859981
    Publish Date
    Jan 2013
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774810272
    Publish Date
    Jan 2005
    List Price
    $39.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774810265
    Publish Date
    Apr 2004
    List Price
    $39.95

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In the last twenty years, there has been a growing interest in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), as scholars and practitioners seek more effective, context-sensitive approaches to conflict. Where formerly conflict was tackled and “resolved” in formal legal settings and with an adversarial spirit, more conciliatory approaches – negotiation, mediation, problem-solving, and arbitration – are now gaining favour. These new methods are proving especially appropriate in intercultural contexts, particularly for Aboriginal land claims, self-government, and community-based disputes.

 

The essays collected here by Catherine Bell and David Kahane provide a balanced view of ADR, exploring its opportunities and effectiveness alongside its challenges and limits. The essays are international in scope, with examples of efforts at dispute resolution involving Inuit and Arctic peoples, Dene, Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en, Tsuu T’ina, Cree, Metis, Navajo, Maori, Aboriginal Australians, and Torres Strait Islanders.

 

With contributions from Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal theorists and practitioners, Intercultural Dispute Resolution in Aboriginal Contexts presents an array of insightful perspectives. This book will appeal to students and scholars of Aboriginal law and alternative dispute resolution; legal and political theorists; dispute resolution practitioners; and anyone involved in struggles around land claims, treaty, and self-government agreements in Canada or abroad.

About the authors

Catherine Bell's profile page

David Kahane is a professor of political science at the University of Alberta, specializing in democratic theory and practice He was also the principal investigator and projector director of Alberta Climate Dialogue (2010-2016).

David Kahane's profile page