Dispute Resolution

• Author: Anthony Connerty
• Profession: Barrister and member of WIPO arbitration panel
• Pages: 13-14

Contenidos

• 1) Introduction.
• 2) Some Methods of Dispute Resolution Used Internationally.
• 3) Organisations Providing Dispute Resolution Facilities.
• i) Inter-State Courts and Tribunals.
• ii) International Commercial Organisations.

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1) Introduction

This chapter briefly describes two areas that are dealt with in more detail in later chapters. First, it looks at some of the methods of dispute resolution used internationally, both in the context of inter-State disputes and in the context of international trade and commerce. Second, it reviews some of the organisations involved in international dispute resolution - again, in both inter-State and commercial dispute resolution.

2) Some Methods of Dispute Resolution Used Internationally

There is probably little doubt that the two major methods of dispute resolution in use are litigation and arbitration, both in the inter-State area and in the pure commercial area. However, it is clear that other dispute resolution processes are also being used, among them alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and - in fairly restricted areas - expert determination. One example of the use of expert determination is in the oil...