Incorporating Fairness into Development of an Integrated Multi-agent Online Dispute Resolution Environment

Brooke Abrahams (), Emilia Bellucci () and John Zeleznikow ()
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Brooke Abrahams: Victoria University
Emilia Bellucci: Victoria University
John Zeleznikow: Victoria University

Group Decision and Negotiation, 2012, vol. 21, issue 1, No 2, 3-28

Abstract: Abstract The paper describes the development of an integrated multi-agent online dispute resolution environment called IMODRE that was designed to assist parties involved in Australian family law disputes achieve legally fairer negotiated outcomes. The system extends our previous work in developing negotiation support systems Family_Winner and AssetDivider. In this environment one agent uses a Bayesian Belief Network expertly modeled with knowledge of the Australian Family Law domain to advise disputants of their Best Alternatives to Negotiated Agreements. Another agent incorporates the percentage split of marital property into an integrative bargaining process and applies heuristics and game theory to equitably distribute marital property assets and facilitate further trade-offs. We use this system to add greater fairness to Family property law negotiations.

Keywords: BATNAs; Bayesian belief networks; Integrative negotiation; Multi-agent systems; Negotiation supports systems; Online dispute resolution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s10726-010-9189-3

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