This study explains the various alternatives to resolving disputes outside
the court room. As court queues, rising costs of litigation and time delays
continue to plague litigants, it has become expedient to look beyond
litigation and adopt some other measures of resolving disputes among
warring parties. There are three major forms of alternative dispute
resolution processes which are Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation.
All these forms of alternative dispute resolution are voluntary and open
for different categories of disputers who prefer to resolve their differences
and come to a settlement and mutual agreement between the parties
involved. This study also helps to define the peculiarities between the
various Alternative Dispute Resolution methods with a clear analysis
as to why it is preferable than litigation.