Recent policy developments in the area of dispute resolution have involved the promotion of non-court mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of disputes. This policy approach, which was adopted by the former Federal Government, is to be achieved through a strategic framework for access to...

In the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide the crippled formal judicial system failed to administer justice in a timely manner. A modified version of the traditional Gacaca courts were introduced to hear cases from the backlog of over 100,000 genocide suspects. We find that the Gacaca courts...

BeatleMania! is a simulation for studying and experiencing online dispute resolution. Two parties to an eBay transaction gone awry, regarding the sale of Beatles memorabilia, set out to resolve their differences with the assistance of a third party mediator. This simulation is structured to...

Lately legal theory has assimilated many economic concepts. Both economists and jurists have realised that economic growth and legal development grow hand in hand. In a country like India, growth of alternative dispute resolution mechanism becomes imperative because of the large economic...

In over seventy-six years of election history in Nigeria, the country is yet to conduct an election that has not been contested. It does appear that the level of animosity that is exhibited during political activities is so high that most participants refuse to accept that someone must win while...