Alternative Dispute Resolution in the United States
| Autor | Bruce E. Meyerson |
| Cargo | Former Chairm of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution |
| Páginas | 112-121 |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in the United States
Bruce E. Meyerson, United States
Former Chairm of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution1
The modern era of alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) in the United States began in 1976 at
the Pound Conference, when then United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Berger
called upon leaders of the American Bar Association to consider the “Popular Dissatisfaction with
the Administration of Justice.” Speaking at that conference, Harvard professor Frank E. A.
Sander advocated a “flexible and diverse panoply of dispute resolution processes with particular
types of cases being assigned to differing processes.” In proposing what became commonly
known as the “multi-door courthouse,” Prof. Sander’s remarks energized the ABA to embark on a
commitment to promote the greater use of alternative dispute resolution. Although ADR began
as a means to resolve minor, neighborhood disputes, it is not hyperbole to suggest that ADR has
truly revolutionized the American system of justice by making available a whole variety of
processes to disputants in virtually every type of dispute.
Quite simply, the growth of ADR in the United States has been phenomenal. The following
statistics make the point powerfully:
Most federal district courts offer litigants either mediation or arbitration as an ADR
option.
There are over 2000 federal and state statutes regulating mediation.
Forty-nine states have adopted the Uniform Arbitration Act (or variations of it)
All ABA-approved law schools offer ADR courses with a growing number of schools
offering certificates and advanced degrees in dispute resolution.
There are over 250 community mediation programs.
Over one-half of the states provide some degree of public support for dispute resolution
activities on a statewide basis.
A variety of reasons account for the explosive growth of ADR in the United States
1.Licenciada en Derecho por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Obtuvo la Licenciatura de Grado y
todos los créditos correspondientes a los Cursos de Doctorado (Tercer Ciclo) en las disciplinas de Derecho
Civil y Derecho Penal de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Obtuvo el Postgrado en el Curso de
Especialización en Derecho Comunitario de la Escuela de Práctica Jurídica de la Universidad Complutense
de Madrid. Directora del Curso de Postgrado “Experto en Mediación: ámbitos de actuación y técnicas
aplicadas en la resolución de conflictos” de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, desde 1999. Ponente,
en dicho Postgrado, en temas relativos a Derecho de Familia y Mediación Familiar. Directora del “1º
Seminario Internacional Complutense de Mediación: una mirada abierta a la resolución de conflictos”.
Directora y Ponente en los cursos organizados por la Fundación General de la Universidad Complutense de
Madrid en colaboración con el Vicerrectorado de Tercer Ciclo y Formación Continua, cofinanciados por el
Fondo Social Europeo y la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid, relacionados a temas de mediación y técnicas
alternativas de resolución de conflicto. Directora del curso sobre mediación familiar e interculturalidad de
la Escuela Complutense de Verano. Ponente en Congresos y jornadas Internacionales en temas de
mediación y Derecho de familia. Autora de diversos libros y artículos jurídicos relativos a dichas materias.
L.g.villaluenga@trs.ucm.es; www.expertoenmediacion-ucm.com.
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