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The rapid growth of mediation as a form of dispute resolution over the past decade is in large part the result of extending the techniques of mediation into new areas. As we know, mediation, which originated as a tool in the resolution of labor disputes, later emerged as an alternative or an adjunct to traditional means of handling neighborhood and community conflicts, environmental issues, and divorce and family disputes. As a result, the techniques of mediation have been elaborated, expanded, and transformed. Similarly, expanding the range of mediation has enhanced our understanding of the dynamics of conflict. At the same time, extending mediation to new areas has raised ethical and political questions about the impact of mediation within institutions, as well as about the conceptions of justice and fairness that inform decisions to employ mediation as a form of conflict resolution. One area in which deployment …