This journal was the first to publicize the concept of final-offer arbitration (FOA), so it is appropriate that it also publish a brief description of a unique form of FOA used to settle police compensation disputes in New Zealand. As with many forms of FOA, this approach requires mediation...

References to culture are becoming more common in New Zealand’s dispute resolution statutory regimes. The most recent being, the proposed Te Ture Whenua Māori Bill 2016 (NZ). This welcome development creates challenges for the mediation community. If culture is to be included in these regimes...

Using manufacturing data for India, this paper studies the economic effects of legal amendments on two types of labor laws: employment protection and labor dispute resolution legislation. We find that laws that increase employment protection or the cost of labor disputes substantially reduce...