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Arbitration clause

Arbitration clause, is a contractual provision mandating arbitration and thereby avoiding litigation of disputes about the contracting parties' rights, duties, and liabilities, Black Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 100....

Arbitration Act

Arbitration Act, means a federal or State statute providing for the submission of disputes to arbitration, Black Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 100....

Arbitration Board

Arbitration Board, is a panel of arbitrator appointed to hear and decide a dispute according to the rules of arbitration, Black Laws Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 100....

final offer arbitration

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interest arbitration

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rights arbitration

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Geneva arbitration

Geneva arbitration, an arbitration held at Geneva to determine the extent of the liability of the British Government for having allowed the Alabama, a man-of-war built in the Mersey for the Confederate States, to put to sea, where she preyed on the commerce of the United States. The British Government admitted liability, and the only question was as to the amount of the damage which were ultimately fixed by the arbitrators at 3,229,166l. The five arbitrators were nominated by Great Britain, the United States, Italy, Switzerland, and Brazil. The British arbitrator was Sir Alexander Cockburn, LCJ, and the counsel who appeared for the British Government were Sir Roundell Palmer and Mr. Arthur Cohen. The arbitrators met on 17th December, 1871, and made their award on 15th September, 1872. See Memorials of the Earl of Selborne, vol. ii, ch. 55....

alternative dispute resolution (adr)

alternative dispute resolution (adr) Methods of resolving legal disputes without going to trial, in a less adversarial manner, such as through arbitration or mediation. ...

alternative dispute resolution

alternative dispute resolution : a forum or means for resolving disputes (as arbitration or private judging) that exists outside the state or federal judicial system ...

Conciliation

Conciliation, the settling of disputes without litigation, as (1) disputes between railway companies and freighters of goods, by the Minister of Labour under s. 31,commonly called the 'conciliation clause,' of the (English) Railway and Canal Traffic Act, 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 25); or (2) disputes between employers and workmen by a conciliator appointed by the Minister of Labour under the Conciliation Act, 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. c. 30), as amended by the (English) New Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1916 (6 & 7 Geo. 5, c. 68), s. 2, and S.R. & O. 1917, No. (46), p. 419. The Minister is empowered to register 'conciliation boards' for a similar purpose. The Conciliation Act repealed the (English) Masters and Workmen (Arbitration) Act, 1824, the (English) Councils of Conciliation Act, 1867, and the (English) Arbitration (Masters and Workmen) Act, 1872, the Act of 1824 not having been enforced for half a century and the Acts of 1867 and 1872 not having been enforced at all. Consult Howell's Ha...

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