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Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law [MPEiPro]

Online Dispute Resolution (ODR)

Faye Fangfei Wang

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Encyclopedia entries
Product:
Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law [MPIL]

Module:
Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law [MPEiPro]
Article last updated:
May 2021

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2023. All Rights Reserved.date: 18 January 2025

Subject(s):
Internet — Transparency — Arbitration, procedure — Mediation

Published under the direction of Hélène Ruiz Fabri, with the support of the Department of International Law and Dispute Resolution, under the auspices of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law.

1 Online dispute resolution (‘ODR’) is a well-recognized concept nowadays, but its definition is still debated. In broad terms, ODR includes e-Courts and the many forms of alternative dispute resolution (‘ADR’) including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration (Wang 2009, 23). It is argued that ADR is more commonly used than courts as ‘appropriate dispute resolution’ (Menkel-Meadow, 2018). ODR is an extension of ADR to appropriate dispute resolution that uses electronic communications such as emails and other electronic means, providing an easier and cheaper...
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