"In 1999, I had just returned to Brazil from the United States with a Ph.D. thesis on ADR when a mediator colleague invited me to attend and appraise a mediation session. I was eager to do that and observed, minute by minute, the rich communication i...
"Online negotiators are often faced with the challenge of how to overcome barriers on communication. When in real life (or better, when in non digital life) body language, voice tone and appearance enrich the communication process giving more tools f...
Designing – Methodology – Implementation – Ethics
"If we increasingly use the internet and all its functions, which, by the way, are becoming closer and closer at an astonishing speed – in a short time, ODR will occupy a relevant space in dispute settlement. In Brazil, arbitration took appr...
"The arrival of the internet age has posed many new challenges as a larger part of the economy has started to operate online and transnationally with a new emerging framework. After the spread of the global computer network and the rise of online ...
"New CIESP/FIESP rules came into force to establish dispute boards during the execution of complex agreements.The p...
"Brazil is on its way to making lawyers mandatory on mediation procedures. Last month the House of Representatives approved a bill (
The development of the use of ADRs in Brazil is impressive. As a court decision takes around 5 to 10 years, companies have been opting for arbitratio...
"In 2011, a computer gained fame as a celebrity. Its name was
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