Lead Article
New Perspectives in Negotiation: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Approach
By Andrew F. Amendola*
I. Introduction
The field of law is experiencing a gradual evolutionary movement, as practitioners eschew the traditional adversarial approach in favor of cooperative methods which produce more beneficial, integrative outcomes. Recently, interdisciplinary collaborations between the fields of law and social science have endeavored not only to optimize substantive outcomes, but also to create [...]
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About HNLR
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.
Our most cited articles include Leonard Riskin’s seminal article “Understanding Mediators’ Orientations, Strategies and Techniques: A Grid for the Perplexed” and Kimberlee Kovach and Lela Love’s response to Riskin’s article, “Mapping Mediation: The Risks of Riskin’s Grid.”
HNLR articles have also received several awards. I. Glenn Cohen received the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution Award for his 2004 article “Negotiating Death: ADR and End of Life Decision-Making.”
Submission Information
We gladly consider unsolicited manuscripts, articles, book reviews, and case comments for publication. All submissions are reviewed by the board of the Harvard Negotiation Law Review in a process that focuses on the individual article’s contribution to the existing negotiation literature. Citations in manuscripts should conform to the current 18th edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, published by the Harvard Law Review Association. We regret that submitted manuscripts cannot be returned except upon receipt of a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Please send hard copy submissions to:
Harvard Negotiation Law Review
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Please email electronic submissions to: hnlr@law.harvard.edu
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