Contents:
1. International arbitration: Position in India and in U.K. by A.M. Ahmadi;
2. International arbitration by J.S. Verma;
3. Alternatives to litigation in India by P.C. Rao;
4. The arbitration and conciliaion Act, 1996: by P.C. Rao;
5. Arbitration and ADR in India by F.S. Nariman;
6. Arbitration versus litigation by Milon K. Banerji;
7. The new law of arbitration and conciliation in India by A.C.C. Unni;
8. Alternate Dispute Resolution by K. Jayachandra Reddy;
9. ADR: Is conciliation the best choice? by Sarvesh Chandra;
10. Settelement of disputes through Lok Adalat is one of the effective Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) on statutory Basis by K. Ramaswamy;
11. Need for more ADR centres and training for lawyers and personnel by M. Jagannadha Rao;
12. The American experience in the field of ADR by Dana H. Freyer;
13. Dispute resolution within and outside the courts-An overview of the U.S. expereince by Frank E.A. Sander;
14. International mediation-The U.K. experience by Karl Mackie and Edward Lightburn;
15. Matching disputes to dispute resolution processes-The Australian context by Tania Sourdin;
16. Mediation and arbitration as alternative methods of dispute resolution in Sri Lanka by Dhara Wijayatilake;
17. Dispute relution in Hong Kong by Peter S. Caldwel;
18. Alternative dispute resolution in New Zealand by T.W.H. Kennedy-Grant;
19. Mediation outline-A practical how-to guide for mediators and attorneys by Tom Arnold;
20. Twenty common errors in mediation advocacy-In no particular order by Tom Arnold;
21. Disputes among business partners should be mediated or arbitrated, not litigated by William Sheffield;
22. The obligation of secrecy in mediation by P.M. Bakshi;
23. The mini-trial by Tom arnold;
24. Fast-track arbitration by A.K. Bansal;
25. ADR in the construction industry by P.M. Bakshi;
26. Fitting the forum to the fuss: A user-friendly guide to selecting in ADR procedure by Frank E.A. Sander and Stephen B. Goldberg;
Appendix I: The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996;
Appendix II: The ICADR Arbitration Rules, 1996;
Appendix III: The ICADR conciliation Rules, 1996;
Subject Index;
About ICADR;
Dispute-Resolution Procedures Offered.