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New Approaches to Conflict Resolution




A discussion of efforts to strengthen the capacity of existing institutions in the field of conflict resolution, of new ways, such as mediation, of handling disputes outside formal legal systems, and of proposed systematic reforms that tend to avert or simplify conflicts. This report is based on a paper presented by program officer Sanford Jaffe to the Foundation's Board of Trustees.

Ford Foundation
1978
80 pages


Contents
Foreword
Footnotes
I the Problem
Complex Public Policy Disputes
Regulatory Disputes
Disputes Arising Out of Social Welfare Programs
Individual Disputes
II Current Responses
The Judicial Process
Administrative Agencies
Judicial Review
Alternative Third-Party Intervention
Systematic Reform
Institutional Involvement
Ford Foundation Involvement
III Promising Alternatives
Strengthening the Capacity of Existing Courts and Agencies
Alternatives Outside the Formal System
IV a Foundation Program
1. Strengthening Exisiting Systems
2. Finding Ways to Handle Disputes Outside the Formal System
3. Systemic Reforms