USEFUL LINKS

 
 
The following are useful links for a variety of topics related to this project.   Most of them are linked into individual entries, but they also seem worth browsing independently for their wealth of information. 
 
United Nations Home Page
The UN Home Page is the starting point for a vast amount of information on UN activities as well as conflict around the world.  They have sections on peace and security, international law, humanitarian affairs, economic and social development, and human rights.  Their section on the "Question of Palestine " is particularly extensive.
The Alternative Newsletter
This is one of the best summaries of current news in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the U.S.  New books and articles are reviewed, conferences and training programs are announced, as, is a wealth of other information about the field as it exists in the U.S. Non-U.S. readers will find the book reviews most useful.
 
INCOR- Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity, a Joint Initiative of the University of Ulster and the United Nations University
This site is loaded with information about ethnic conflicts and conflict resolution around the world. The publications and papers section has several good, lengthy papers on peacekeeping, peacemaking, and preventive diplomacy, and the conflict data service has hundreds of sources on these and related topics, organized by country and region. 
 
 The Public Involvement Network Library
This has some good case studies and descriptions of strategies for involving the public in decision making processes and avoiding or resolving conflicts with the public over the construction of public or private facilities.

Useful ADR Sites on the World Wide Web Collected and Annotated by James Boskey

This is a list of useful websites on alternative dispute resolution, including a number of non-US and non-English sites.
 
COUNSEL QUEST - a premier internet legal resource locator
This site has legal information for various countries world-wide, as well as extensive information about the U.S.
 
The ABCs of ADR A Dispute Resolution Glossary
This site has a good overview of a wide variety of  approaches which in the U.S. are referred to as ADR, or "alternative dispute resolution."  These include mediation, arbitration, and similar processes.  Descriptions of these together with a large number of varieties are given here.
 
IGC ConflictNet
ConflictNet is a network of people concerned about conflict and its resolution.   The site has news articles and commentary about many of the current serious conflict situations around the world.
US Institute of Peace - Publications
This site has a HUGE number of full-text publications of interest.  Many have been linked to specific sections of this program, but these reports relate to so many topics, linking them everywhere they might have gone was not possible.  Check them out!
U.S. House of Representatives - Internet Law Library - Alternative Dispute Resolution Arbitration and Mediation
This site has extensive full text information about U.S. mediation and arbitration procedures.