When parties in conflict cannot negotiate or manage their own conflicts, they sometimes resort to one of several forms of "alternative dispute resolution." Some are informal variations of adjudicatory processes such as torts with a judge and jury, others originate with more consensual methods, and still others mingle the two. Beyond the methods described below, those more suitable to Non-violent alternatives to the courts for resolving disputes with distinct strengths and weaknesses are described in this article.
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