论ADR对重塑我国非诉讼纠纷解决体系的意义

非诉讼纠纷解决方式 (ADR)是美国近 30年来异军突起的诉讼外纠纷解决机制。它是各种不违背法律强制性规定的 ,由纠纷双方当事人自主选择并控制的 ,替代诉讼程序解决民事纠纷方式方法的总称。ADR具有灵活解决纠纷、合理分配司法资源、降低纠纷解决成本等功能。由于我国传统法律文化等因素和ADR具有较大的亲和性 ,引进国外ADR的先进经验对重塑我国非诉讼纠纷解决体系具有重大的现实意义

On the Significance of ADR for Reshaping the Alternative Dispute Resolution System in China

ADR is a mechanism of alternative dispute resolution which is a new force suddenly coming to the fore in the past 30 years. It is the general term of various dispute dissolution methods that are not against mandatory rules of laws, selected independently and controlled by the parties to the dispute, and substitute for litigation proceedings. ADR possesses the function of resolving disputes flexibly, distributing judicial resources reasonably, and reducing the cost of dispute resolution. Because of the factors concerning Chinese traditional legal culture and the quite great affinity of ADR, it possesses great realistic significance to introduce the advanced experience of ADR of foreign countries to reshape the alternative dispute resolution system in China.