This symposium looks at: the complicated balancing act between fairness, public accountability, and cost, and whether the parties’ interests are appropriate addressed; the appropriateness of various ADR methods, how well they are working, and how they can be optimized to serve society’s interest; and how we might evaluate the effectiveness of ADR.

Panel 1 – Quantitiative and Qualitative Methods of Evaluating ADR
Panel 2 – ADR in the Criminal Justice System
Panel 3 – Copoptation of ADR Has it Become Cheap Justice
Panel 4 – Keynote Address Carrie Menkel-Meadow