Table of Contents

1. Language and strategy; 2. Why do the kids fight about their inheritance? Middle East family feud and the language of problem solving; 3. North Korea and nuclear arms: a matter of personal respect; 4. How to stop the bickering before war breaks out: Bolivia, Chile, and Peru; 5. First things first in Africa: Sudan and Uganda bringing the parties to the table; 6. Rule of law development after the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya; 7. Human rights for women in Liberia (and West Africa): integrating formal and informal rule of law reforms.

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This book argues that it can be useful for the US to negotiate with terrorists and other bad actors by engaging a pragmatic mediator.

About the Author

Paul J. Zwier is Professor of Law and the Director of the Program for International Advocacy and Dispute Resolution at Emory University, Atlanta. Zwier is the former director of Public Education for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He is one of the nation's most distinguished professors of advocacy, negotiation and mediation skills training. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including, most recently, Torts: Cases, Problems, and Exercises, 4th edition (2012, with Weaver et al.), Mastering Torts (2009), Supervisory and Leadership Skills in the Modern Law Practice (2006), Legal Strategy (2006) and Advanced Negotiation and Mediation Theory and Practice (2005, with Guernsey). He has made professional presentations and consulted with dozens of NGOs, law firms and other international organizations.