CJCR Publishes Volume 24, Issue 1 (Fall 2022)
First of three issues is now available online and in print edition.
Top row, left to right: Ava J. Abramowitz, Mohammed S. Wattad, MyeongHwan Cha
Middle row, left to right: Yael Efron, Daniel Castelo Branco Ramos
Bottom row, left to right: Stephanie Leavitt, Joseph Crupi, Joshua Becker, Elad Michael
The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution—the country’s preeminent legal journal of arbitration, negotiation, mediation, settlement, and restorative justice—today published the web edition of Volume 24, Issue 1 (Fall 2023). The print edition of the issue has also been released.
Accessible at Volume 24.1: Fall 2022, this issue contains Articles by Yael Efron, Mohammed S. Wattad, Joseph Crupi, and Daniel Castelo Branco Ramos; and an Essay by Ava J. Abramowitz, as well as Notes by Stephanie Leavitt, Elad MIchael, Joshua Becker, and MyeongHwan Cha. A PDF version of the full issue can be downloaded by clicking here.
A former assistant United States attorney for the District of Columbia, Ms. Abramowitz teaches negotiations at the George Washington University Law School where she is researching the communication behaviors used in mediations. She is the author of The Architect’s Essentials of Negotiation (2nd ed.) (John Wiley & Sons 2009). Additionally, Ms. Abramowitz has been serving as a mediator for the federal courts for the District of Columbia since the late eighties. She is a graduate of Brandeis University and the George Washington University Law School.
Prof. Mohammed Wattad (LL.B., LL.M., JSD) is Associate Professor, Dean of the Law School, and in 2022-2023 Vice President for Academic Affairs, at Zefat Academic College. Besides, he is Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel-Aviv University; Research Fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism at Reichman University; and Research Fellow at the Minerva Center for the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions at Haifa University. In addition, he serves as an Adjunct Professor at several law schools in Israel and abroad. In 2014-2016, he served as a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of California at Irvine, at both at the Department of Political Science and the School of Law. Prof. Wattad is a legal scholar specializing in international and comparative criminal law, comparative constitutional law, international law, the laws of war, the laws on torture, the laws on terrorism, professional ethics, medical law, and the interaction between law and political science, particularly regarding the independence of the judiciary, the rule of law, and other issues concerning the Arab minority citizens of Israel. Additionally, Prof. Wattad has expertise in the history of Israel and issues of self-image and identity in multicultural societies. He has written and spoken worldwide extensively on societal and political challenges confronting the Middle East and Israel, including the relations between Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens and Israel’s external relations with surrounding Arab states. Prof. Wattad is a Haifa University School of Law graduate, Israel, including studies as an exchange student at Oxford University (a comparative and international law program). Additionally, he accomplished higher academic education in Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Columbia University, New York, in the USA, the Munk Center of Global Affairs & Public Policy and the Toronto University in Canada, the Max Planck Institute in Germany, and the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences in Italy. In all academic institutions Wattad attended, he graduated with distinction and was included in the Dean's List. During his studies, Prof. Wattad has received several prizes of excellence and other prestigious fellowships, inter alia, Fulbright Fellowship, Halbert Fellowship, Minerva Fellowship, Humboldt Fellowship, and the Maof Prize granted for Excellent Israeli Arab Academic Scholars by Israel's Council for Higher Education.He is the 2020 winner of the prestigious Zeltner Young Scholar Award; the 2015 winner of the prestigious Young Scholar Award on Israel Studies; the 2007 and the 2008 winner of the Best Legal Oralist Award of the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences; and the 2014 and the 2018 winner of the Excellent Lecturer Award of Zefat Academic College. Between 2003 and 2004, he served as a legal clerk at the Supreme Court of Israel under the supervision of Justice Dalia Dorner. Furthermore, Prof. Wattad served, and so remains, in many important public and professional positions, leading among others, as a member of the Public Committee for Recommending Nominees for the Position of the Knesset’s Legal Advisor, and member of the Bar Examination Committee. Besides, Prof. Wattad is the recipient of the prestigious Paul Harris Award, by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, in appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance of better understanding and friendly relations among people of the world.
Dr. Yael Efron is an LL.D. graduate from the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem and serves as the Deputy Dean at Zefat Academic College School of Law (ZAC) in Israel. Dr. Efron teaches Civil Procedure, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Family Law. She also heads the Clinical Education Program and directs the Legal-Aid Clinic at ZAC. Dr. Efron is a visiting professor of negotiation at Mitchell-Hamline School of Law in Minnesota; a visiting professor at the University of Missouri LL.M. program in dispute resolution; a visiting instructor at the Osgoode Professional Development program at York University, Canada; and a visiting scholar at Masaryk University Law Faculty in the Czech Republic under the auspices of the Theodore Herzl Distinguished Chair. Dr. Efron is the recipient of the Halbert Centre for Canadian Studies Post-Doctoral Fellowship and of the Theodore Herzl Distinguished Chair Award. She has published widely on legal education, pedagogy and curriculum design, negotiation, dispute resolution and other subjects. Some of her publications can be accessed through: http://ssrn.com/author=1146543
Joseph Crupi is a Legislative Policy Analyst in the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) of the Florida Legislature. The views expressed in the article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of OPPAGA or the Florida Legislature.
Daniel Ramos (SJD) is a Federal Judge in Brazil since 2005, serving at the 6o Circuit (Minas Gerais). Over the years, he issued opinions in cases relating to administrative, constitutional, criminal, tax, enforcement and international law. In 2010 he introduced alternative dispute resolution techniques to environmental law issues related to iron mining in the State of Minas Gerais - Brazil, which motivated him to deepen his studies in the doctorate program in environmental law at Pace Law School - New York, concluded in 2021. Additionally, he earned his master’s degree in Public Law from the Federal University Of Minas Gerais and and published the book Protecting the Citizen's Legitimate Expectations (2019). His Article, “ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN BRAZIL: NEW PATHS AND LESSONS FROM THE U.S. LEGAL EXPERIENCE” analyzes the Brazilian legal framework of Environmental Dispute Resolution (“EDR”), taking into account its ability to ensure the effectiveness of environmental protection and compares it with United States’ legal mechanisms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”). The article also assesses the mechanisms for resolving one of the world's largest environmental law conflict, arising from the collapse of the mining tailings dam in Mariana - Minas Gerais, in 2015 and discusses the possibility of innovation by legal instruments, techniques, and a collaborative approach that would strengthen the effectiveness of Brazilian environmental law.
MyeongHwan Cha is a 3L at Cardozo School of Law. For the 2022-2023 academic year, MyeongHwan serves as a Notes Editor for Volume 24 of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution. The prior year, MyeongHwan served as a Staff Editor for Volume 23 of the Journal. His Note, “Extra Life: An ODR Mediation System as a Moderation Tool for Live Streaming Platforms,” provides background context regarding the current state of live streaming and platform moderation practices. The Note then covers the concerns of such moderation practices, why an ODR mediation system is beneficial, and a preliminary framework of an ODR system appropriate within the live streaming context. The Note concludes by discussing all parties' interests in implementing an online dispute resolution system capable of providing various levels of mediation services and its potential challenges.
Stephanie Schatz Leavitt is a 3L student at Cardozo School of Law and serves as Managing Editor for Volume 24 of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution. Last year, Stephanie served as a Staff Editor for Volume 23 of the Journal. Her Note, “Alternative Dispute Resolution in Child Sexual Abuse Cases: Approaches for Minimizing Victimization,” analyzes the recently enacted New York legislation, The Child Victims Act, and suggests a proposal to utilize restorative justice methods to serve the victims of child sexual abuse who have sought to take legal action against their offenders. The Note further discusses the benefits and drawbacks of various methods of alternative dispute resolution as well as the formal litigation or prosecutorial route.
Joshua Becker is a 3L student at Cardozo School of Law. For the 2022-2023 academic year, he is a member of Cardozo Law's ADR mediation Clinic. His article, "The Semiconductor Industry's Need For Better Negotiation to Combat China's Rise," outlines the current public and private developments in the global and domestic semiconductor market, addresses the initiatives of new U.S. and Chinese law, and details important negotiation strategies for joint venture partnerships in China.
Elad Michael graduated from Cardozo School of Law in May 2022 with LL.M. Over the 2021–2022 academic year, Elad served as a Staff Editor for Volume 23 of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution.
The Executive Board of the Journal would like to extend its deepest gratitude to each and every Staff Editor and Editorial Board member who worked so diligently on editing the Articles and Notes for this issue.