Family Law Arbitration Around the World

It’s Arbitration, But Not As We Know It: Reflections on Family Law Dispute Resolution, by
Wendy Kennett, compares family law arbitration in many different countries.

H/t to Professor S.I. Strong

Arbitration and Ombuds of Consumer Financial and Securities Disputes

This interesting paper by Shahla F. Ali of the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law contains a useful global perspective on US arbitration of consumer financial and securities claims and one alternative to it, an ombudsman.  A big question about ombuds is what power they have over the parties and how it compares to the arbitrator’s power to issue a legally-binding ruling.