Having an empirical appreciation of how various adjudicative forums may resolve disputes is critical ... These factors make Professor Strong's book, which explores that legal reasoning, a vital academic contribution with real practical value ... This book's methodological approach is particularly inventive. Rather than relying on urban legends or crowdsourcing from social media, Professor Strong offers a vigorous mixed-methods technique that permits her to explore
legal reasoning through three different lenses, each of which aids the assessment of the relative value and quality of dispute settlement. ... Ultimately, this book is a fundamental contribution to the field both of legal reasoning and dispute settlement, as it allows us to reality test our perceptions
and gain a more nuanced understanding about what we can and should expect from adjudication ... in the modern era.
Professor S.I. Strong is Associate Professor of Law at University of Sydney, Australia. She specializes in international dispute resolution and comparative law and is the author of several books and numerous articles. Professor Strong's scholarly work has won numerous awards and has been cited as authority to and by various national courts and international tribunals.