Research Through an interdisciplinary research agenda, the Center for the Study of Conflict, Law and the Media seeks to create new knowledge about how media affect conflicts and their outcomes. The goal is to apply this knowledge in a way that: improves the professional and ethical practices and standards in journalism; encourages the constructive development of the rule of law; and enhances citizen's participation in a democratic society.
		An Israeli settler talks with a Palestinian protestor about the security fence being built between their homes. (Photo by Robin Hoecker)

Fall Research Symposium on News Reporting and its Impact on Conflict

Grants

• Missouri Arthritis Research, Rehabilitation & Training Center, U.S. Department of Education, $4,000,000 total (Project 7, represents portion of total)
• Domestic Abuse Project, Missouri Department of Public Safety, $100,000 (over last two years.)
• Center for Religion, Professions and the Public, MU Senior Fellowship, $20,000
• The International Centre for Indigenous Phytotherapy, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH, approx. $3.6 million, total (Currently under review by granting agency.)(CSCLM involvement is portion of total.)

Publications

Sandy Davidson
Charles Davis
Michael Grinfeld
Richard Reuben

Sandy Davidson (selected)

BOOK Bleep! Censoring Rock `n' Rap Music, edited by Betty Houchin Winfield and Sandra Davidson. Davidson wrote two chapters ("Can't Touch Me: Rap Music, Hate Messages, and the Law" and "Stern Stuff: Here Comes the FCC"). Greenwood Publishing Co. (1999).

BOOK CHAPTERS:
"Cyber-Cookies: How Much Should the Public Swallow?" Advertising and the World Wide Web, edited by David Schumann and Esther Thorson. Erlbaum. (1999)
"From Spam to Stern: Advertising Law and the Internet." Advertising and the World Wide Web, edited by David Schumann and Esther Thorson. Erlbaum. (1999).
"Negligence and Incitement: When Media Expose Others to Physical Danger." Missouri Bar. Missouri Media Law Handbook (Continuing Legal Education series, 1997), pp. 156-165
"Access to Government Information in the Computer Age. Missouri Bar. Missouri Media Law Handbook (Continuing Legal Education series, 1997), pp. 87-99.

LAW REVIEW ARTICLES
"Blood Money: When Media Expose Others to Risk of Bodily Harm." (Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal) (Winter 1997) (pp. 225- 307)
"Statutory Language for a Model Statute for Access to Government Records." 2 William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal 29-116 (Spring 1993).

LAW JOURNAL ARTICLES
"Victor's Victory," Communications Law & Policy (Law Division, AEJMC) (Spring 2004)
"Is the Media Fair--or Ugly Downright?" Invited Article. 3 Nexus: A Journal of Opinion (Chapman University School of Law) 23 (Spring 1998).

MONOGRAPH
"Should Government Copyright Computer Software?" by Sandra Davidson Scott and Elliot G. Jaspin, 25 Law/Technology 1-24 (1992).

PROFESSIONAL WRITINGS (NATIONAL)
"Beware Limits on Speech." The National Law Journal, Oct. 8, 2001, p. A20.

Charles N. Davis (selected)

BOOK
Charles N. Davis and Sigman L. Splichal. Access Denied: Freedom of Information in the Information Age, Iowa State University Press (2001)

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
"Conceptualizations of Privacy in Electronic Information," International Journal of Public Administration. In press. 2003
"Electronic Access to Information and the Privacy Paradox: Rethinking ÔPractical ObscurityÕ and its Impact on Electronic Freedom of Information," Social Science Computer Review Vol. 21, No. 1 (Spring 2003), pp. 15-25.
"A Dangerous Precedent: The Influence of Critical Mass III on Exemption 4 of the Federal Freedom of Information Act," 5 Communication Law & Policy 182 (Winter 2000). Charles N. Davis
"Personal Jurisdiction in On-line Expression Cases: Rejecting Minimum Contacts in Favor of Affirmative Acts," accepted for publication in 14 International Review of Law, Computers & Technology 43 (Winter 2000). Charles N. Davis
"Guardians of Access: Local Prosecutors and Open Meetings Laws," 3 Communications Law & Policy 35 (1998). Charles N. Davis, Sandra F. Chance (University of Florida) and Bill F. Chamberlin (University of Florida).
"Privatized Government Functions and Freedom of Information: A Functional Approach." 75 Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 464 (Winter 1998). Matthew Bunker, Associate Professor (University of Alabama) and Charles N. Davis.
"The First Amendment As A Sword: Positive Liberty Doctrine and the FCCÕs Must-Carry Rules," Journal of Broadcast & Electronic Media. 40, 77-95 (1996). Dr. Matthew Bunker, Assistant Professor (University of Alabama) and Charles N. Davis.
"Confidential News Source Policy After Cohen v. Cowles Media: A National Study," Newspaper Research Journal, Vol. 17, No. 3-4, Summer/Fall 1996, 88-97. Charles N. Davis, Susan D. Ross (Washington State University) and Paul H. Gates, Jr. (Appalachian State University).
"Libel Law Before and Statements of Opinion (Before and) After Milkovich v. Lorain Journal." Newspaper Research Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3-4 (Summer-Fall 1995). Charles N. Davis.

LAW REVIEWS
"The Public Interest Be Damned: Lower Court Treatment of the Reporters Committee "Central Purpose" Reformulation," Administrative Law Review, Vol. 54, No. 3 (Fall 2002) Martin E. Halstuk and Charles N. Davis.
"Access to Discovery Records in Florida Criminal Trials: Public Records, Public Justice." Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Fall 1994).
"If You Do the Crime, Will You Do The Time? Enforcement of State Sunshine Law Provisions." Urban Law Review, Winter 1996. Charles N. Davis, Dr. Milagros Rivera Sanchez, Assistant Professor, University of Florida and Bill F. Chamberlin, Eminent Scholar, University of Florida.

Michael Jonathan Grinfeld (selected)

"The War on Terror: Who is the Enemy?" Center for Religion, the Professions, and the Public, Symposium: Law, Journalism and Citizens in Times of Civic Stress, March 2004 (Conference Paper)

With Kevin R. Kemper, "Rwanda, News Media, and Genocide: Towards a Research Agenda for Reviewing the Ethics and Professional Standards of Journalists Covering Conflict," Media Ethics Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Miami, August 2002 (Convention Paper)
"War, Inc.: The U.S. military is outsourcing warfare to private companies. What are the rules of conduct in a corporate army?", California Lawyer, (Scheduled, May 2005.
"In Pursuit of Medical Justice: How a Two-Year-Old Enterprise is Capitalizing on DoctorsÕ Fears", California Lawyer, (August 2004)
"Where's the Context? Covering a Suicide Bombing," Global Journalist, (First Quarter, 2004)
"National Trauma: What are the Consequences of War in the Middle East?" Psychiatric Times, (October 2003)
"Security Alerts Trouble American Psyche," Psychiatric Times, (April 2003)
"Psychiatric Experts Provide 'Answers' During Sniper Saga, But at What Cost?" Psychiatric Times, (February 2003)
"Being Mentally Retarded is Now a Matter of Life and Death," Psychiatric Times, (January 2003)
"Achieving Balance in 9/11 Media Coverage," Psychiatric Times, (September 2002)
"Mother's Murder Conviction Turns Insanity Defense Suspect," Psychiatric Times, (June 2002)
"Mental Health Consequences of Conflict Neglected," Psychiatric Times, (April 2002)
"Barriers to Understanding: Pakistani Women Challenge Western Conceptions," Columbia Missourian, (March 24, 2002)
"War's Trauma Victims; Their Plight Unreported," Global Journalist, (First Quarter 2002)
"World Leaders Not Immune to Trauma," Psychiatric Times, (December 2001)

Richard C. Reuben (selected)

Democracy and Dispute Resolution: Systems Design and the New Workplace, 10 Harvard Negotiation Law Review. ____ (forthcoming, 2005)
Fear and Risk in `Times of Crisis': The Media's Challenge, 69 Missouri Law Review 1123 (2004)
Democracy and Dispute Resolution: The Problem of Arbitration, 67 Duke Journal of Law and Contemporary Problems 279 (Winter/Spring 2004)

Leonard L. Riskin (selected)

BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS
L. Riskin and J. Westbrook. Dispute Resolution and Lawyers.(West Publishing Co., 1987) (461 pp.). Second edition, 1997 (848 pp.) Third edition, forthcoming 2005.
L. Riskin, The Farmer-Lender Mediation Program: Implementation By the Farmers Home Administration (Administrative Conference of the United States, 1991) (47 pp.).
L. Riskin, Mediation Training Guide (annual editions, 1990-) (Translated into Czech and published in Mediace Aneb Jak Resit Konflikty 17 (Otmara Hruskova, et al., trans., Pallata, Prague, 1997).
Divorce Mediation: Readings (L. Riskin, ed., American Bar Association, 1985) (604 pp.).
ARTICLES, ESSAYS and POEMS
Teaching and Learning from the Mediations in Barry Werth's Damages, 2004 Journal of Dispute Resolution (Spring 2004)
Mindfulness: Foundational Training for Dispute Resolution and Law, 54 Journal of Legal Education 79-91 (2004).
Decision-Making in Mediation: The New Old Grid and the New New Grid System, 79 Notre Dame Law Review 1-53 (2003).
The Contemplative Lawyer: On the Potential Contributions of Mindfulness Meditation to Law Students, Lawyers, and their Clients, 7 Harvard Negotiation Law Review 1-66 (2002) (Centerpiece of a symposium on Mindfulness in Dispute Resolution and Law)
Foreword to Symposium, 2000 Journal of Dispute Resolution 245
On Writing a Law Review Article (A poem), 49 Journal of Legal Education 150 (1999).
Negotiation and Self-Esteem, Proceedings of the Carl A. Warns Institute on Labor Law, University of Louisville School of Law 85 (William F. Dolson and Janice M. Theriot, eds. 1999).
Disseminating the Missouri Plan to Integrate Dispute Resolution into the Curricula at Six Law Schools, 50 Florida Law Review 589-606 (1998).
A Response to Professor Pipkin, 50 Florida Law Rev 757-60 (1998).
The Model Mediation Statute Project: Summary and Analysis (A Poem), 13 Ohio State Journal On Dispute Resolution 789 (1998
Mediation Quandaries (A poem), 24 Florida State University Law Review 1007 (1997).
A Quick Course on Mediation Advocacy, American Bar Association Journal, Aug. 1996 at 56.
Mediator Orientations, Strategies, and Techniques: A Grid for the Perplexed, 1 Harvard Negotiation Law Review 7-51 (1996). (Winner of first prize for best article on dispute resolution published in 1996, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution Excellence and Innovation in ADR Awards).
Standards of Conduct in Alternative Dispute Resolution (a panel discussion in which I participated), 1995 Journal of Dispute Resolution 95.
The Cat in the Hat, Atlantic Monthly, July 1995 at 30.
What Happens When Mediation is Institutionalized?: To the Parties, Practitioners, and Host Institutions (a panel discussion in which I participated), 9 Ohio State Journal Of Dispute Resolution 307 (1994).
Two Concepts of Mediation in Federal Farm-Credit Mediation Programs, 45 Administrative Law Review 21 (1993).
Obey the Rule: Just Say No, No, No!, Chicago Tribune, July 25, 1992, at 19.
The Represented Client in A Settlement Conference: The Lessons of G. Heileman Brewing Co. v. Joseph Oat Corp., 69 Washington University Law Quarterly 1059-1116 (1991).
L. Riskin & J. Westbrook, Integrating Dispute Resolution into Standard First-Year Courses: The Missouri Plan, 39 Journal of Legal Education 509-21 (1989).
The Special Place of Mediation in Alternative Dispute Processing, 37 University Of Florida Law Review 19-27 (1985).
Toward New Standards for the Neutral Lawyer in Mediation, 26 Arizona Law Review 329-62 (1984
Mediation and Lawyers, 43 Ohio State Law Journal 29-60 (1982).

Christina K. Wells (selected)

"National Security" Information and the Freedom of Information Act, 56 Administrative Law Review 1195 (2004)
Questioning Deference, 69 Missouri Law Review 903 (2004)
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Fear and Risk Perception in Times of Democratic Crisis, 69 Missouri Law Review 897 (with Jennifer K. Robbennolt)
Information Control in Times of Crisis: The Tools of Repression, 30 Ohio Northern Law Review 451 (2004)

Betty Houchins Winfield

"To Support and Defend the Constitution of the United States Against All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic": Four Types Of Attorneys General And Wartime Stress, 69 Missouri Law Review 1123 (2004).

STUDENT DOCTORAL DISSERTAIONS AND MASTERS THESES
Jae-Hwa Shin, Strategic Conflict Management of the Source-Reporter Relationship Between PR Professionals and Journalistsv (Doctoral Dissertation 2003).
Kevin R. Kemper, Rising Voices: How minority writers and supporters used free expression to battle governmental controls during the Jackson administration (Doctoral Dissertation, forthcoming 2005)
Marya Lucas, Framing Notification Rights Under the Vienna Convention: Toward an Understanding of U.S. and Mexican Perspectives (Masters Thesis, forthcoming 2005)
Laura Maryniak, The Coverage of Criminal Cases: A Comparative Study (Masters Thesis, forthcoming 2005)