Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism

Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION APPROACHES AND THEIR APPLICATION



Yona Shamir Israel Center for Negotiation and Mediation (ICNM), Israel



(Assisted by Ran Kutner)



SC–2003/WS/43



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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...The principles and procedures of consensus building are dealt with in some detail. The article outlines the principles of negotiation, based on interests and needs of the parties, the use of proper communication, and maintenance of a working relationship as an essential component for reaching a durable agreement. It lists and considers the essential skills needed by negotiators and mediators, and points the different cultural expectations (national, regional, religious, or professional) and the psychological aspects that affect perceptions and communications. It outlines a range of strategies for and approaches to mediation, and the ethical problems that may arise.



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1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR, sometimes also called "Appropriate Dispute Resolution") is a general term, used to define a set of approaches and techniques aimed at resolving disputes in a non–confrontational way. It covers a broad spectrum of approaches, from party–to–party engagement in negotiations as the most direct way to reach a mutually accepted resolution, to arbitration and adjudication at the other end, where an external party imposes a solution. Somewhere along the axis of ADR approaches between these two extremes lies "mediation," a process by which a third party aids the disputants to reach a mutually agreed solution. This article introduces the key concepts, principles and skills of ADR

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