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- Title
U.S. Encourages ADR in Japan.
- Abstract
This article reports that the U.S. Office of the Trade Representative encourages Japan to develop a legal framework for Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR). The U.S.-Japan Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy Initiative was established in 2001 to promote economic growth and increased competition in the private sector. Each year both countries exchange recommendations on a wide range of issues. The 2004 ADR recommendations suggest that Japan's ADR laws be consistent with international arbitration practice, accommodate international electronic commerce, allow non-lawyers to act as neutrals and foreign lawyers to represent clients in ADR, allow the parties to determine the applicable rules, procedures and standards, and guarantee that ADR providers can administer cases in Japan without need of a license from the government. They also recommend that any licensing of neutrals exclude arbitrators and be completely voluntary. These recommendations provide both countries with a basis for discussions over the next year, which will be followed by the presentation of an annual report to both heads of state detailing progress made in each area.
- Subjects
JAPAN; UNITED States; DISPUTE resolution; UNITED States. Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; INTERNATIONAL economic relations
- Publication
Dispute Resolution Journal, 2004, Vol 59, Issue 4, p7
- ISSN
1074-8105
- Publication type
Article