A standard in the labor arbitration profession—a concise, authoritative overview of the leading arbitral principles developed in 50 years of the NAA.

In this collection by members of the National Academy of Arbitrators, 16 master arbitrators explain the profession’s most widely accepted arbitral principles concerning a variety of arbitration subjects. You get black-letter statements that summarize important points—plus extensive commentary and references that enhance your own perspective on practical and theoretical issues.

The book’s unique format helps you discern the key elements of each topic, compare arbitrators’ divergent opinions, and locate the appropriate references for details from relevant arbitration awards and treatises.

The Common Law of the Workplace: The Views of Arbitrators, Second Edition provides additional information on ethics in arbitration, application of external law, and drug abuse and violence in the workplace. The new edition also includes discussion of the issues surrounding use of the Parol Evidence Rule.

In addition, citations to court and arbitration decisions have been updated, as have references to secondary authorities. A comprehensive index has also been added for easy reference. 

2005/454 pp. Hardcover/ISBN 9781570185403/Order #1540

Theodore J. St. Antoine, Editor, National Academy of Arbitrators