This brochure is an attempt to review, summarize and identify the most effective and relevant current trends in developing and reforming various models of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in the USA, India, Australia, Canada, European Union countries, the UK, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, thus covering all regions of the world. It allows us to study a variety of experiences and identify the one, which most meets interests of Uzbekistan.

The publication is developed within the joint ‘Rule of Law Partnership in Uzbekistan’ project of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and United Nations Development Programme framework. The authors are responsible for the content of the publication and the publication does not necessarily reflect the points of view of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of the US or United Nations Development Programme.