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The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is a private enterprise in the business of arbitration, and one of several arbitration
Arbitration

Arbitration, a form of alternative dispute resolution , is a law technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, wherein the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons , by whose decision they agree to be bound....
 organizations that administers arbitration proceedings. The AAA also administers mediation
Mediation

Mediation, a form of alternative dispute resolution or "appropriate dispute resolution", aims to assist two disputants in reaching an agreement....
 and other forms of alternative dispute resolution
Alternative dispute resolution

Alternative dispute resolution includes dispute resolution processes and techniques that fall outside of the government judiciary. Despite historic resistance to ADR by both parties and their advocates, ADR has gained widespread acceptance among both the general public and the legal profession in recent years....
. The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), established in 1996, administers international arbitration
International arbitration

International arbitration is the established method for resolving disputes between parties to international commercial agreements. As with arbitration generally, it is a creature of contract, i.e., the parties' decision to submit any disputes to private adjudication by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with rules the parties th...
 proceedings initiated under the institution's rules.






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The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is a private enterprise in the business of arbitration, and one of several arbitration
Arbitration

Arbitration, a form of alternative dispute resolution , is a law technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, wherein the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons , by whose decision they agree to be bound....
 organizations that administers arbitration proceedings. The AAA also administers mediation
Mediation

Mediation, a form of alternative dispute resolution or "appropriate dispute resolution", aims to assist two disputants in reaching an agreement....
 and other forms of alternative dispute resolution
Alternative dispute resolution

Alternative dispute resolution includes dispute resolution processes and techniques that fall outside of the government judiciary. Despite historic resistance to ADR by both parties and their advocates, ADR has gained widespread acceptance among both the general public and the legal profession in recent years....
. The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), established in 1996, administers international arbitration
International arbitration

International arbitration is the established method for resolving disputes between parties to international commercial agreements. As with arbitration generally, it is a creature of contract, i.e., the parties' decision to submit any disputes to private adjudication by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with rules the parties th...
 proceedings initiated under the institution's rules. ICDR currently has offices in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, Dublin
Dublin

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
, and Mexico City
Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
, and is scheduled to open an office in Singapore
Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands....
.

Many contract
Contract

A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do, or refrain from doing, an act which is enforceable in a court of law. It is a binding legal agreement....
s include an arbitration clause naming the AAA as the organization that will administer an arbitration between the parties. The AAA does not itself arbitrate disputes, but provides administrative support to arbitrations before a single arbitrator or a panel of three arbitrators. The arbitrators are chosen in accordance with the parties' agreement or, if the parties do not agree otherwise, in accordance with the AAA rules. Under its rules, the AAA may appoint an arbitrator in some circumstances, for example, where the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator or a party fails to exercise its right to appoint an arbitrator.

See also

  • Arbitration
    Arbitration

    Arbitration, a form of alternative dispute resolution , is a law technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, wherein the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons , by whose decision they agree to be bound....
  • International Arbitration
    International arbitration

    International arbitration is the established method for resolving disputes between parties to international commercial agreements. As with arbitration generally, it is a creature of contract, i.e., the parties' decision to submit any disputes to private adjudication by one or more arbitrators appointed in accordance with rules the parties th...
  • London Court of International Arbitration
    London Court of International Arbitration

    The London Court of International Arbitration is a London based institution providing the service of international arbitration.The "London" portion of the name is deceptive, as the administrative headquarters of the LCIA are merely based there....
  • International Chamber of Commerce
    International Chamber of Commerce

    The International Chamber of Commerce is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its hundreds of thousands of member companies in over 130 countries have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise....


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