Suggestions to increase their effectiveness are:

♤ There is need to enact a comprehensive legislation governing all facets of ADR to ensure procedural integrity, timely redressal and satisfaction of the parties.

♤ A code of conduct or code of ethics should be developed for arbitrators, mediators or conciliators for their non-biased performance.

♤ Expanding the role of ADRs in pre-litigation stages as at present, most of them come into picture once the parties enter into litigation.

♤ Focus on changing peoples’ attitudes towards dispute resolution from adversarial

to win-win.

♤ Build trust as an integral component of broader community relations activities.

♤ Promote legal education in this field.

♤ Professionalising ADR keeping in mind the changing socio-economic setup of India.

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