The Top Ten Reasons Why Mediators Should Not Evaluate
12 Pages Posted: 6 Nov 2013
Date Written: 1997
Abstract
The ten reasons outlined in this article demonstrate that a mediator’s giving advice, making assessments and stating opinions — particularly where the mediator presses parties to accept a particular opinion, outcome or assessment — are inconsistent with the role of a mediator.
Keywords: Mediation, Evaluative Mediation, Neutrality, Dispute Resolution, ADR
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Love, Lela P., The Top Ten Reasons Why Mediators Should Not Evaluate (1997). 24 FLA. ST. U. L. REV. 937 (1997), reprinted in MEDIATION: THEORY, POLICY AND PRACTICE (International Library of Essays in Law and Legal Theory, 2nd Series) (Ashgate Publishing 2001), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2349757
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