Rights and obligations are reliable only as far as the means of protection are. In this context, belligerents resort more and more frequently to arbitration (ADR), a private and confidential alternate procedure, to resolve disputes involving (or putting at stake) rights or obligations, (particularly when the parties are from different jurisdictions). Moreover, some disputes have certain numbers of peculiarities which can be better approached within the framework of an arbitration procedure rather than within the state run judicial systems.
Characteristics common to numerous disputes | Legal proceedings | Arbitration |
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International dimension |
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Technical matter |
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Matter of urgency |
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Necessity of a final decision |
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Confidentiality, business secrets and reputation |
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