Co-founded by Karen DeSoto and David Weiss, the Institute for Dispute Resolution aims at promoting international trade and commerce in New Jersey. Since its inception, the Institute has been making news. Here are a few things about this Institute for Dispute Resolution. Its formation – The purpose of forming the Institute was to promote international negotiation and mediation techniques in order to manage disputes in cross-border commercial, investor-state and general conflict resolution forums. For applying these principles, the Institute engages in applied research in the fields of negotiation and mediation studies. Its mission – The mission of the Institute for Dispute Resolution is “to promote trade and commerce applying international mediation from a business school prospective and promote New Jersey as a place to conduct cross border disputes”. The key objectives to accomplish this include, program initiatives, applied research in field of mediation, seminars and programs, exchange programs, field work, and publications. In addition to this, the Institute also engages in legislative policy initiatives. Its contribution to the development of a legislation – The Institute for Dispute Resolution has also contributed to the development of the legislation that was signed into law on February 7, 2017. It is called the New Jersey International Arbitration, Mediation, and Conciliation Act and this law has made New Jersey more attractive to international businesses by allowing certain nonprofits in the state to organize alternative dispute resolution centers, which would then facilitate the resolution of international business and trade disputes through arbitration, mediation or conciliation.
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