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| | Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Dispute resolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Adjudicative processes, such as litigation or arbitration, in which a judge, jury or arbitrator determines the outcome. |
 | | Consensual processes, such as mediation, conciliation, or negotiation, in which the parties attempt to reach agreement. |
 | | Some use the term dispute resolution to refer only to 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. |
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