The term “alternative dispute resolution” or “ADR” is often used to describe a broad dispute resolution mechanism. These mechanisms are often insufficient or alternative to a full-scale judicial process. In other words, alternative dispute resolution includes processes and techniques that make it easier for disagreeing parties to reach an agreement before litigation. The commission defines ADR as "a broad spectrum of structured processes, including mediation and conciliation, which does not include litigation although it may be linked or integrated with litigation, and which involves the assistance of a neutral third party and which empowers to parties to resolve their disputes.” The term can refer to anything from facilitated settlement negotiations in which conflicting parties are encouraged to negotiate directly with each other before some other legal process, to any type of arbitration or negotiation, conciliation or “mini-trial” which looks a lot like a court trial. Any process or form of dispute resolution or reduction of tension between communities and will encourage...