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MEDIATION AND THE COURTS
Contents 

FROM THE EDITORS

JUDICIAL MEDIATION AND LEGAL CULTURE
Hiram E. Chodosh of Case Western Reserve University offers a global view of mediation.

MEDIATION: AN OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Robert A. Goodin of the Institute for the Study and Development of Legal Systems, examines the popularity of mediation within alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

COURT-ANNEXED MEDIATION
Dr. Don Peters of the University of Florida discusses the role of the court in ADR.

THE ROLE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN U.S. FEDERAL COURTS
U.S. Department of Justice official Peter R. Steenland, Jr. explains the federal use of the process.

BLACK FARMERS V. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Contributing Editor David Pitts looks at a landmark mediation case.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Recent books and articles on ADR.

INTERNET SITES
Internet sites that feature ADR themes.

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Publisher Judith Siegel
Editor Anthony W. Sariti
Managing Editor Stuart Gorin
Consulting Editor Wayne Hall
Internet/Text Editor Deborah M.S. Brown
Contributing Editors Estelle Baird
Mona Esquetini
Charla Hatton
David Pitts
Reference Specialists Carol Norton
Barbara Sanders
Art Director Diane Woolverton
Graphics Assistant Sylvia Scott
Editorial Board Howard Cincotta
Judith Siegel
Leonardo Williams