This paper investigates how contract structure influences interfirm dispute resolution processes and outcomes by examining a unique dataset consisting of over 150,000 pages of documents relating to 102 business disputes. We find that the level of contract detail affects the type of dispute resolution approach that is adopted when conflict arises, and that different approaches are associated wit...

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has attracted a great deal of attention amongst the legal and construction professions of the UK construction industry since the mid1980s. Not only does ADR provide an opportunity to resolve disputes more efficiently than the traditional methods of arbitration and litigation, but it also provides increased scope for the involvement of non-lawyers. Constructi...

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the propagation of utilization of arbitration as a method of dispute resolution depends on the public confidence in the method. in this regard, the independence of arbitrators and their impartiality are necessary conditions for the realization of such confidence. independence and impartiality of arbitrators ensure a fair trial in arbitration and the lack of aforementioned features makes it impo...

saeed reza abadi assistant professor, faculty of law, shahid beheshti university, tehran, iran corresponding author: [email protected] hamed edrisian ms. student, economic law, faculty of law, shahid beheshti university, tehran, iran [email protected] one of the most important and effective measures of governments in social, economic and cultural fields is regulating relationships between...

Over the last couple of decades, there has been a growing awareness in academic and policymaking circles regarding the importance of institutions for economic development. Institutions constitute the rules of the game in a society or, more precisely, the restrictions designed by members of a society to influence human interaction. Any transformation affecting these rules may clearly have a dire...

This Article describes briefly the way in which the system now operates and the major complaints that have been lodged against it. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT IN GATT

This paper investigates the effects of the formation of free trade agreements (FTAs) on trade disputes. We construct a unique and comprehensive dataset on inter-country trade disputes from 1995 to 2007. The dataset covers 110 countries and 1130 trade disputes. We find that the incidences of trade disputes between two countries are positively associated with economic size, economic growth, and t...