RT Book, Section A1 Hinnant, Jr., C. William A2 Quang, Tony S. A2 Taft, Michelle S. A2 Beriwal, Sushil SR Print(0) ID 1191392001 T1 Trial Practice T2 Understanding the Principles and Practice of Legal Oncology YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260474077 LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1191392001 RD 2024/04/19 AB If war is the ultimate failure of diplomacy, trial is the ultimate failure of negotiation. In the 21st century, civil and criminal processes are largely driven by mechanisms promoting settlement, or entry of a plea agreeable to the parties, to the exclusion of trial itself. Indeed, there are barriers precluding trial in most jurisdictions until alternative dispute resolution (ADR), generally mediation, has been attempted.