Arbitration 2001: Arbitrating in an Evolving Legal Environment : Proceedings of the Fifty-Fourth Annual Meeting National Academy of Arbitrators, May ... OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARBITRATORS)

by Steven Briggs (Editor)

Arbitration 2001: Arbitrating in an Evolving Legal Environment Arbitrators have a responsibility to protect the fairness and integrity of the process they have shaped over the years, John Kagel, 2001-2002 President, National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA), advises Academy members in Arbitration 2001: Arbitrating in an Evolving Legal Environment, published by BNA Books. In this collection of presentations from the NAA’s 54th Annual Meeting, held in Atlanta, GA, May 31 through June 2, 2001, Kagel says arbitrators must be cognizant of the ways in which practices adopted by the courts and private commercial dispute resolution procedures may spill over into labor arbitration. In his Presidential Seeking a Avoiding the Sad Practices of Commercial Arbitration, Kagel, of Palo Alto, CA, says that Academy members must be vigilant stewards of the fairness that has characterized labor arbitration practice. In addition, he emphasizes that the Academy should continue to educate its members regarding the ever-enveloping legal environment in which they practice. Arbitration 2001: Arbitrating in an Evolving Legal Environment further explores the many ways in which conventional labor arbitration has been and will continue to be affected by case and statutory --Arbitration Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court 2000–2001 --Distinguished Speaker Arbitration in an Evolving Legal A Mediator's Perspective --Final and Binding, But Appealable to Empirical Evidence of Judicial Review of Labor and Employment Arbitration Awards --The Revised Uniform Arbitration Third Leg of Modern Arbitration Law --Judging Arbitration --Free Speech and Privacy in the Internet The Canadian Perspective

228 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2002

About the author

Steven Briggs has spent most of his legal career as a criminal prosecutor, working at the local, state, and federal levels. He has handled cases from petty theft to organized crime and capital murder. Several of his cases have been broadcast on national TV and have become the subjects of true crime books. Mr. Briggs also oversaw his state’s criminal division, where he managed the organized crime, financial crime, and criminal intelligence units, as well as the state anti-terrorism and crime victim’s programs. In addition, Mr. Briggs managed his state’s district attorney assistance prosecution unit and special agents unit, which targeted complex crime, including Internet predators, social security fraud, and narcotics traffickers. An accomplished trainer, Mr. Briggs has regularly instructed state, national, and international audiences on a variety of criminal justice topics. A graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Oregon School of Law, Mr. Briggs was a college football coach before pursuing his legal career.