dispute resolution organization

English

Noun

dispute resolution organization (plural dispute resolution organizations)

1. A business or group that provides alternative dispute resolution services such as conciliation, mediation, arbitration, or negotiation, sometimes as a private alternative to public judicial courts and litigation.
   • 2002: Jay G. Martin, Ann L. MacNaughton, and American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Environmental Dispute Resolution: An Anthology of Practical Solutions, page 268

     In addition, where the ADR process is being conducted under rules of a dispute resolution organization (like the American Arbitration Association), ...

   • 2003: Zachary Abuza, Militant Islam in Southeast Asia: Crucible of Terror, page 241

     The second outcome, the degree to which ASEAN believed that enlargement would lead it to become an even more effective dispute resolution organization, ...

   • 2005: James M. Zimmerman, China Law Deskbook: A Legal Guide for Foreign-invested Enterprises, page 228

     The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Committee (CIETAC) has been designated by CNNIC as the dispute resolution organization ...