Dirección de Gestión y Modernización de la Justicia, Ministerio de Justicia, Chile (DGM)
Semester: 2011 Fall
Project Type: Conflict Analysis, Dispute System Evaluation, Mediation
Students: Leah Kang, Apoorva Patel, Teresa Napoli
The Dirección de Gestión y Modernización de la Justicia (DGM) is an arm of the Ministry of Justice in Chile. Its main functions are to integrate a modern and managerial vision of justice reform and to evaluate, coordinate, implement, and monitor those reforms undertaken by the Ministry. In response to a perception that wide sectors… More
Mediation Works Incorporated
Semester: 2009 Spring
Project Type: Dispute System Design, Mediation
Students: Steven Segal
To design a monitoring and assessment method for an eviction mediation program.… More
Michigan State University College of Law
Semester: 2012 Spring
Project Type: Dispute System Design, Mediation
Students: Saady Siddiky, Rose Yan, and Amanda Willis
HNMCP will assist the Michigan State University College of Law in the creation of a peer mediation program to empower students to resolve their issues in an informal process that encourages shared communication, learning opportunities, and creative and lasting solutions and allows students trained in the current mediation certification courses to further develop and hone their skills. … More
Regional Court of Sofia
Semester: 2011 Spring
Project Type: Dispute System Evaluation, Mediation
Students: Sonia Vallabh and Emil Andersson
The Regional Court of Sofia is the largest and busiest court in Bulgaria. In 2009, the Court launched an effort to develop a court-annexed mediation program that will help alleviate the court’s backlog. While the program is now up and running, there is concern about how to assure the quality and professionalism of the mediators.… More
Southern Coalition for Social Justice/ Heirs’ Property Retention Coalition
Semester: 2010 Fall
Project Type: Mediation
Students: Greg LeSaint and Ashwin Kaja
Heirs’ property is collectively-owned land that has passed through successive generations of families in which the heirs all have undivided interests. Absent unanimous agreement, heirs cannot make property decisions, with the consequence that significant collective-action problems and family disputes can cause heirs’ property to be lost through tax foreclosure or forced sales after court proceedings. Can a… More
U.S. Office of Special Counsel
Semester: 2012 Spring
Project Type: Dispute System Evaluation, Mediation
Students: Reena Mittelman and Cristina Fernandez
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is a federal prosecutorial agency whose primary mission is to protect federal employees and others from “prohibited personnel practices” (PPP), including the deliberate targeting of whistleblowers for punishment. HNMCP students will assess the OSC’s current mediation program, offering critical analysis of and creative recommendations for how the OSC can best employ ADR to process cases. … More