ODR Theory and Practice: Table of Contents, Forward, Introduction & First Chapter: ODR Past, Present & Future

By
Daniel Rainey

Ethan Katsh

Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab

Richard Susskind

May 21, 2014

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Online Dispute Resolution
Theory and Practice

Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Ethan Katsh & Daniel Rainey
( Eds.)

History, Present & Future
ODR and Theory
Lessons for Systems
Design
Artificial Intelligence & ODR
Mobiles & ODR
Cross-Border
Transactions
ODR and e-Commerce
ODR for Consumers
Online Reputation Systems
ODR and Culture
ODR and Interpersonal Trust
ODR and Justice
ODR and the Courts
ODR and Ombudsmanship
ODR and eNegotiation
e-Mediation
ODR and e-Arbitration
ODR in North America
ODR in Europe
ODR in Australia
ODR in Asia
ODR in Latin America
ODR in Africa

Forward to Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice
by Professor Richard Susskind OBE
IT Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
President of the Society for Computers and Law

Is court a service or a place? When people or organizations are in dispute, must they congregate in physical courtrooms to resolve their differences?

Introduction to Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice

This book is intended to provide an in-depth analysis and overview of not only the past and present but also the future of ODR.

Chapter One:
ODR: A Look at History – A Few Thoughts About the Present and Some Speculation About the Future
by Ethan Katsh

To many today, ODR is viewed as an extension of ADR in that it largely supports ADR processes and the third party neutral at the heart of ADR processes. It also continues the trend of locating dispute resolution outside the formal institutions supported by government. As it evolves further, however, ODR may be as different from ADR as ADR is from litigation in court.

Attachments to this Article
- Forward by Richard Susskind
- ODR: A Look at History – A Few Thoughts About the Present and Some Speculation About the Future
- Introduction

Daniel Rainey

Daniel Rainey is a mediator, author and trainer, and a principal in Holistic Solutions, Inc., an organisation that offers training and consulting in a variety of conflict engagement modes. Until 2017, he served as the Chief of Staff for the US National Mediation Board and is the Co-Chair of IMI’s… MORE >

Ethan Katsh

Professor Ethan Katsh is the director of the Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution and Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts. Along with Janet Rifkin, he wrote the first book on ODR, Online Dispute Resolution: Resolving Disputes in Cyerspace (2001). Professor Katsh is a graduate ofthe… MORE >

Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab

Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab (MCIArb.), Licence en Droit (CAI), LL.M. (CAI), CIArb Dip. International Commercial Arbitration (Balliol College, Oxford University), MPhil and Ph.D (Manchester University, UK), is an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law (Cairo University, Egypt). He is a Founding Partner of Zulficar & Partners where he serves as… MORE >

Richard Susskind

Professor Richard Susskind OBE is an author, speaker, and independent adviser to major professional firms and to national governments. His main area of expertise is the future of professional service and, in particular, the way in which the IT and the Internet are changing the work of lawyers. He has… MORE >