This article explores how Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is mediated by institutionalized law and is shaped by power issues in practice. Existing research findings are tracked along the path of time in the trends in ADR. ADR dangles speed and accessibility to parties in a dispute yet the framework underpinning ADR remains fragmented in practice and incline to demands of existing legal structures who control the process which has already favored those with resources and control the levers of power in a dispute resolution process.
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