From blood drives after 9/11 to aid for Iraqi Christians and Yazidi refugees today, and on to the simple act of listening to survivors of violence for solutions to their communities’ conflicts, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and American Muslim leaders, including USIP’s Manal Omar, recently...

Online Dispute Resolution highlighted in report

A new report by advisory body the Civil Justice Council (CJC) calls for “low value civil claims” of less than £25,000. It recommends moving to a new internet-based service to be called HM Online Court (HMOC) to address issues with the current court system, which is seen as too slow, too costly and too complex, especially for litigants in person.

The Rt Hon Lord Dyson, Chairman of the Civil Justice Council and Master of the Rolls said:

“There is no doubt that online dispute resolution (ODR) is an area with enormous potential for meeting the needs of the system and its users in the 21st Century. Its aim is to broaden access to justice and resolve disputes more easily, quickly and cheaply. The challenge lies in delivering a system that fulfils that objective.”

Read more from MarilynStowe.co.uk [HERE]. 

The Church Leader's Guide to Assisting Anxious People in Times of C...

Churches are not immune to change and the conflict that comes with it. In this program, Joey Cope identifies the anxious people who will surface in times of controversy and will provide helpful strategies and techniques to bring resolution.

Joey Cope is the Executive Director of the Duncum Center for Conflict Resolution at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. A Texas attorney, he is a past chair of the State Bar of Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and is the co-author of West Publishing's "Texas Practice Guide: Alternative Dispute Resolution." Joey serves on the board of the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association and has consulted with churches in conflict for more than 15 years.

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