provides the context within
             which the Tribunal was established and offers an examination of alternative
             for a to the Tribunal both within and outside the framework of the
             The popularity of non-judicial means of dispute resolution is one that
             has extended beyond the domestic plane. Increasingly, alternative dispute
             resolution mechanisms present new options for states wishing to avoid the
             institutional mechanisms for whatever reason. Also explored is the
             increasing popularity of ADR processes at the international level. David
             Anderson discusses the advantages of negotiation over other means of
             settling dispute and its use in international affairs today.
             This is followed by a very interesting piece, "Alternative Dispute
             Resolution under International Law", in which Christine Chinkin discusses
             the development and use of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in
             international affairs. She focuses, particularly, on three institutional
             contexts where negotiating dispute resolution processes
             have been adopted and adapted: institutional regimes for treaty compliance
             with emphasis on the fields of environment protection and human rights;
             inspection panels of the international financial institutions; and the good
             Michael Furmston explores in Chapter 9 the tendencies towards
             uniformity in arbitral practice in the international sphere. By focusing on
             how efforts towards harmonization "have been received and reconciled within
             the domestic law of England and Wales", he raises important points for
             consideration at the international level.
             Bernhard Jensen's piece is an exploration of the development of the
             GATT/WTO dispute settlement system from an essentially negotiation
             mechanism to the quasi-judicial body it is today. In "Environmental Dispute
             Settlement: Some Reflections on Recent Developments", Phoebe N. Okowa
             assesses "the extent to which environmental disputes raise ...