The ethics of negotiation and mediation are anything but clear or simple. The articles listed here are among a growing number of writings which demonstrate why.

Key Publications: 

• In Defense Of Ambiguity; 
• Bias And Mediators’ Ethics; 
• Patterns Of Bias In Mediation;
• Confidential, More Or Less

Chris Honeyman’s writings above have been influential in a number of efforts to develop ethical principles for the field, such as the CPR-Georgetown Ethics Commission’s Model Rule for the Lawyer as Third Party Neutral and Principles for ADR Provider Organizations (1999). Also see Chapters 18-20, 53 and 67 in The Negotiator’s Fieldbook (Schneider, A.K. & Honeyman, C., editors; ABA, 2006.)