Thesis (M.A.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2008. / "Master of Arts in arbitration and dispute resolution." Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on June 1, 2009) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Master of arts in arbitration and dispute resolution, City University of Hong Kong, School of Law. Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 20, 2006) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Title from title screen (viewed on 27 Mar. 2006) "MA arbitration & dispute resolution." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Title from title screen (viewed on 27 Mar. 2006) "Master of art in arbitration and dispute resolution." Includes bibliographical references.

Soon after Yoweri Museveni's military seizure of power in Uganda in 1986, an insurgency war broke out in the north-eastern region of Teso. After six years of fighting a resolution was mediated by a number of agents drawn partly from the Museveni government and partly from local, indigenous resources in Teso. Today, despite lingering resentment against Museveni, the Teso insurgency is one of the few rare cases in Africa were a conflict was resolved by peaceful means. Taking a lead from Vivienne Jabri's Discourses on Violence the thesis seeks to situate the emergence and support of the Teso insurgency within the discourse that prevailed in the region at the time. The fighting was enabled by an interpretation of the Museveni government as being hostile to the people of Teso, yet it was also facilitated by a prevailing culture of violence. Understanding what causes an insurgency provides valuable insights into understanding what causes peace. The thesis therefore seeks to situate the emergence and support for peace in discourse. It discusses the different governmental and non-governmental agents that played a role in transforming the 'conflict discourse' into a 'peace discourse'. Reflecting back on the past of the insurgency and looking forward to the future, the thesis places the process of reconciliation in Teso between past and future. The link between past, present and future is also subject to 'hermeneutics'. Hermeneutics signifies the way understanding is accomplished between, for instance, two parties to a conflict. It argues that the reflecting back to the past is conditioned by a particular anticipation of the future, and vice versa. Although providing a valuable framework to analyse the transition from conflict to peace, hermeneutics is problematic in the way it confornts the problem of authenticity, and it also fails to account for power asymmetries which determine the process of understanding. This thesis suggests expanding it to 'critical hermeneutics' as a way of responding to the issues.

This paper is based on a study seeking answers to questions about how the judges at district courts look at mediation as a way to deal with custody and visitation disputes between parents who do not live together. The questions posed in this study are: When is a mediator appointed? What result do judges expect to mediation? What do the judges say about how a mediator should work? What are the judge’s opinions about the lawyer’s role in these cases? Finally, how do the judges define the children’s needs and how do the judges check that the solution is best for the child? The study also aims to compile theories of mediation, to create new knowledge and to possibly develop new research questions related to mediation. The study is a qualitative case study with law sociological and abductive approach. The interviewed judges all have a lot of experience in family law cases. The interviews were based on an interview guide that was semi-structured and gave the opportunity to ask follow-up questions. The theory part is taken from literature on mediation and legal sources related to mediation.      The results of the study show a clear difference between enforcement cases and custody and visitation cases. Furthermore, it appears that the judges certainly have a good understanding of children's needs and a clear ambition to meet the child's need for protection. The judges are inclined to appoint mediator that they know from experience having good knowledge and good results. This is important for them because they do not have the same opportunity to get a closer understanding of the situation of children, where the case is decided by mediation. The result shows that the judges also trust the mediator's professionalism when it comes to the choice of method of mediation. Another of our conclusions is that judges decide on mediation in difficult cases, usually where they have tried most other ways to help parents find a consensus solution. We see that the needs of children in general, in custody disputes, would be accommodated much better if mediation was also used in less complex cases. If that were to happen, we believe that it is also needed more guidance on how the mediation process shall be conducted.

Thesis (M.A.) -- Central Connecticut State University, 2007. / Thesis advisor: Marc Goldstein. "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-89). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Zugl.: Kassel, Universiẗat, Diss., 2008.

Univ., Diss.--Dublin. / Includes bibliographical references and index.

Diss. Recht Univ. des Saarlandes, 2004.