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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is an important aspect of the court's structure in that it allows disputes to be resolved without the need for litigation. If the case is not resolved by ADR or administratively, what options did you have to proceed to litigation? What courts would address this issue?

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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is an important aspect of the court's structure in that it allows disputes to be resolved without the need for litigation. If the case is not resolved by ADR or administratively, what options did you have to proceed to litigation? What courts would address this issue? To examine your understanding of ADR, identify a current or past dispute in your organization that has been resolved through ADR or has resulted in some other form of resolution process (e.g., in-house or union grievance, agency complaint, etc.). This may be a dispute between or among any of the organization's stakeholders (e.g. employee-employee, employee-supervisor, company-vendor, company-customer, company-competitor, company-community).

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Alternative dispute resolution has greatly expanded over the last several years to include many areas in addition to the traditional commercial dispute. Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") refers to any means of settling disputes outside of the courtroom.

AADR typically includes arbitration, mediation, early neutral evaluation, cooperative problem solving and conciliation. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), that is, extrajudicial processes such as arbitration and mediation used to resolve conflict and potential conflict between and among individuals, business entities, governmental agencies, and (in the public international law context) states. ADR generally depends on agreement by the parties to use ADR processes, either before or after a dispute has arisen.

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), is extrajudicial processes such as arbitration and mediation used to resolve conflict and potential conflict between and among individuals, business entities, governmental agencies, and (in the public international law context) states. ADR generally depends on agreement by the parties to use ADR processes, either before or after a dispute has arisen. ADR has experienced steadily increasing acceptance and utilization because of a perception of greater flexibility, costs below those of traditional litigation, and speedy resolution of disputes, among other perceived advantages.
A competent and effective judge, arbitrator or mediator can greatly aid the proper functioning of the dispute resolution process. In civil law systems judges are jurists who are trained in investigation techniques, the process of determining the veracity of evidence and the inquisitorial system of adjudication. In the United States and other common law countries, judges are often experienced trial lawyers who ...

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