Negotiation, not adjudication, resolves most legal conflicts. However, despite the fact that dispute resolution is central to the practice of law and has become a \u201chot\u201d topic in legal circles, a gap in the literature persists. \u201cLegal negotiation\u201d \u2014 negotiation with lawyers in the middle and legal institutions in the background \u2014 has escaped systematic analysis.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Harvard Negotiation Law Review<\/em> works to close this gap by providing a forum in which scholars from many disciplines can discuss negotiation as it relates to law and legal institutions. It is aimed specifically at lawyers and legal scholars. In its 14 year history, the journal has explored interdisciplinary academic perspectives on such topics as decision analysis; litigation settlement; mediator roles, strategies and tactics; the lawyer\u2019s role as a problem solver; reconsideration of legal education in light of negotiation; and a range of case studies of innovative negotiation and mediation systems around the world.<\/p>\n \u201cHNLR<\/em> has established itself as a major player on the ADR stage.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Robert Mnookin, Samuel Williston Professor of Law<\/em> Approximately 30% of our articles deal with negotiation, 30% with mediation, 15% with arbitration, and 25% with other dispute-resolution topics such as dispute systems design and court-annexed procedures.<\/p>\n Our most cited articles include Leonard Riskin\u2019s seminal article \u201cUnderstanding Mediators\u2019 Orientations, Strategies and Techniques: A Grid for the Perplexed\u201d and Kimberlee Kovach and Lela Love\u2019s response to Riskin\u2019s article, \u201cMapping Mediation: The Risks of Riskin\u2019s Grid.\u201d<\/p>\n HNLR articles have also received several awards. I. Glenn Cohen received the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution Award for his 2004 article \u201cNegotiating Death: ADR and End of Life Decision-Making.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nChair, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School<\/p>\n
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