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The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (CJCR) is a student-edited, academic journal featuring topics within the area of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and negotiation. CJCR is consistently ranked as one of the country’s leading journals in alternative dispute resolution. CJCR is currently the most cited journal in the field of Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution. The Journal is a key component of Cardozo’s Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution, which is itself ranked as one of the top ten dispute resolution programs in the country. The Journal’s Executive Board is soliciting new journal submissions. CJCR will be publishing a total of 3 print issues for the 2023–2024 academic year and is seeking submissions for both the print and online publications. Interested authors can send their submissions via email to eiccjcr@gmail.com as well as through Scholastica. If you or anyone you know has an idea for an Alternative Dispute Resolution-related law article, CJCR would appreciate your submission or referral.
In addition to publication, CJCR hosts the annual Jed D. Melnick ’99 Symposium addressing a pertinent topic in the ADR community.
CJCR also presents the International Advocate for Peace (IAP) Award each year to an individual or organization that does exemplary work in the field of conflict resolution and who embodies Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo’s passion for and commitment to the field of law. Past recipients include: Sir James Paul McCartney, Abigail Disney, Presidents William Clinton and Jimmy Carter, Eve Ensler, Ambassador Dennis Ross, Jeffrey Sachs, Amira Dotan, Betty Kaari Murungi, Richard C. Holbrooke, Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Senator George Mitchell, Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, and Gloria Steinem.