TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; 1.1 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM; 1.2 AIMS & OBJECTIVES; 1.3 IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY; 1.4 LITERATURE REVIEW; 1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS; 1.6 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; 1.7 SCOPE & LIMITATION; 2. CHAPTER 2: THE ADR MACHINERY ; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 UNCITRAL MODEL ; 2.3 INTERPLAY OF ARTICLE 8 OF MODEL LAW AND COURTS; 2.4 ARBITRATION AS A GENERAL MODE OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION; 2.5 ARBITRATION VS LITIGATION ; 3. CHAPTER 3: ARBITRATION & IPR: THE INTERFACE; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 WHAT IS ARBITRABLE: RIGHTS IN REM & RIGHTS IN PERSONAM; 3.3 WHAT IS INARBITRABLE & WHY; 3.4 INDIAN JUDICIAL PRONOUNCEMENTS ; 3.5 LACUNAE IN BOOZ ALLEN CASE; 3.6 CONTOURING ON THE PUBLIC POLICY CONSIDERATIONS; 4. CHAPTER 4: COMPARITIVE JURISPRIDENCE; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 SWITZERLAND; 4.3 UNITED STATES; 4.4 UNITED KINGDOM; 5. CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION; 5.1 SUGGESTIONS ; 5.2 CONCLUSION; 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY.