"This wide-ranging study considers the primary forms of decision-making negotiation, mediation, umpiring, as well as the processes of avoidance and violence in the context of rapidly changing discourses and practices of civil justice across a range of jurisdictions. Many contemporary discussions in this fieldand associated projects of institutional designare taking place under the broad but imprecise label of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The book brings together and analyses a wide range of materials dealing with dispute processes, and the current debates on and developments in civil justice. With the help of analysis of materials beyond those ordinarily found in the ADR literature, it provides a comprehensive and comparative perspective on modes of handling civil disputes. The new edition is thoroughly revised and is extended to include new chapters on avoidance and self-help, the ombuds, Online Dispute Resolution and pressures of institutionalisation." -- Publishers website."The International Journal of Law in Context is the companion journal to the Law in Context book series and provides a forum for interdisciplinary legal studies and offers intellectual space for ground-breaking critical research. It publishes contextual work about law and its relationship with other disciplines including but not limited to science, literature, humanities, philosophy, sociology, psychology, ethics, history and geography.

More information about the journal and how to submit an article can be found at http://journals.cambridge.org/ijc"--.