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The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is one of several arbitration organizations that administers arbitration proceedings. The AAA also administers mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), established in 1996, administers international arbitration proceedings initiated under the institution's rules. ICDR currently (as of 2007) has offices in New York, Dublin, and Mexico City, and is scheduled to open an office in Singapore. Arbitration is a legal technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, wherein the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons (the arbitrators or arbitral tribunal), by whose decision (the award) they agree to be bound. ... Mediation, a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), aims to assist two (or more) disputants in reaching an agreement. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... International arbitration is the established method today for resolving disputes between parties to international commercial agreements. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Many contracts include an arbitration clause naming the AAA as the organization that will administer an arbitration between the parties. The AAA does not itself arbitrate disputes, but provides administrative support to arbitrations before a single arbitrator or a panel of three arbitrators. The arbitrators are chosen in accordance with the parties' agreement or, if the parties do not agree otherwise, in accordance with the AAA rules. Under its rules, the AAA may appoint an arbitrator in some circumstances, for example, where the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator or a party fails to exercise its right to appoint an arbitrator. A contract is a legally binding exchange of promises or agreement between parties that the law will enforce. ...
Arbitration is a legal technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, wherein the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons (the arbitrators or arbitral tribunal), by whose decision (the award) they agree to be bound. ... International arbitration is the established method today for resolving disputes between parties to international commercial agreements. ... The London Court of International Arbitration (often abbreviated to LCIA) is one of an international institution for commercial dispute resolution. ... The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is an international organization that works to promote and support global trade and globalization. ...
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