Journal of Legal Research

Journal of Legal Research

The Challenge of Enforcing Decisions Arising from Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Methods and its Legal Management

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohsen Sadeghi 1
Seyyed Ali Taghavi 2
1 Associate Professor, Department of Private and Islamic Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2 M.A Student in International Commercial and Economic Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
10.48300/jlr.2023.413727.2427
Abstract
Given the existence of certain deficiencies in resolving disputes through judicial courts and arbitration, parties sometimes decide to utilize non-judicial methods such as negotiation, mediation, conciliation, or mini-trial to resolve their disputes. These methods, which in international trade law are known as "ADR" or Alternative Dispute Resolution methods, face a fundamental challenge regarding the enforcement of outcomes; such that if this challenge is not identified in advance and legally managed, the use of ADR methods will only lead to a waste of the parties' time and energy, and they will be forced to revert to litigation or arbitration. This article, seeking to fill a research gap, aims to answer the question: what are the main challenges of enforcing decisions arising from ADR methods? The research method is descriptive-analytical and relies through library resources and sample awards and cases in this field. The provable hypothesis is that the challenge can be reduced by proactive planning and management to reduce the risk arising from ADR methods; therefore, it is necessary for the risk of non-enforcement to be identified in advance and legally managed.
Keywords
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Enforcement of Decisions
Challenges
Legal Risk Management
International Trade Law
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Journal of Legal Research
Volume 24, Issue 63
Autumn 2025
Pages 427-458