TABLE OF CONTENTS
I .. DEDICATION ..................... : ...................................................................................... 11
DECLARATION .................. !... .................................................................................. iii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ·····j···· .................................................................................. v
CHAPTER ONE ................. , ...................................................................................... 1
' 1.1 INTRODUCTION ..........; ...................................................................................... 1
1.2 Aims and Objectives of ADR ............................................................................... 2
1.3 PROBLEM STATEMENT .................................................................................... 6
1.4 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................ 7
1.5 THE METHODOLOGY AND SCOPE ..................................................................?
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE- STUDY ....................................................................... 8
1.7 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS .............................................................................. 8
1.8 CHALLENGES FACED DURING THE STUDY ................................................... 8
' CHAPTER TW0 ................. ! ...................................................................................... 9
LITERATURE REVIEW ...... j ..................•................................................................... 9
2.0 Emphasis of Literature ~eview ............................................................................ 9
2.1 Changing perceptions iri Uganda ...................................................................... 13
2.2 A Critical Analysis ......... j .................................................................................... 27
2.3 Criticisms of the ADR ... J.. .................................................................................. 19
2.4 ADR Evaluations ............................................................................................... 20
2.5 Conceptual Framework, .................................................................................... 21
CHAPTER THREE .............; .................................................................................... 23
METHODOLOGY ............... ! .................................................................................... 23
3.1 Study design ................. j .................................................................................... 23
3.2 Study population ........... j ......................: ............................................................. 23
3.3 Sample design ............. l' .................................................................................. 23
3.4 Data collection instruments ............................................................................... 24
3.5 Data collection procedu~e .................................................................................. 24
3.6 Data analysis ................ ; .................................................................................... 24
3.7 Document review: ........ j .................................................................................... 26
3.8 Critical
Analysis ........................ ~ ...............................................................
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CHAPTER FOUR .............. .J. ................................................................................... 31
4.1 NEED FOR ADR .......... J.. ................: ................................................................. 31
4.2 THE FORMS OF ADR .. J...: ..............: ................................................................. 32
4.3 HOW MEDIATION IS DONE. ............................................................................ 33
4.4 ADVANTAGES OF AL TfRNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) ............... 37
4.5 CHALLENGES ............. 1 ................................................................................... .40
4.6 CONCLUSION ............. !. .................................................................................. .45
4.7 RECOMMENDATIONS 1 ................................................................................... .41
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CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION In the last decade, ADR has taken a heightened significance in legal and judicial practice within the common law jurisdictions. Originally starting as a stand-alone mechanism largely operating outside the court system there is now emerging ADR, ' which can be referred to as Court based ADR1 l The first driving factor for change came from the 1994 Justice Platt Report on Judicial I Reform which recommended the increased use of Arbitration and ADR alongside I litigation and the creation of a Commercial Division of the High court. Shortly after, a major statement was made in the new 1995 constitution. Article 126 (2) (b)3 provides that justice shall not be delayed while clause 2(d) provides that in the adjudication of cases: both civil and of criminal nature, courts shall encourage ' reconciliation between parties. Section 160 of the Magistrates Courts Act is to the effect I I that, in criminal cases, a magistrate's court may promote reconciliation and encourage ' and facilitate settlement in an amicable way. These provisions of the law have been depended on as a base for introduction and application of Alternative Dispute I ' Resolution hereinafter referred to as ADR. • The bible in the book of St Luke 4 provides that if someone brings a lawsuit against you and takes you to court, do your best to settle the dispute with them before you get to I court. If you don't, they will drag1 you before a judge who will hand you over to the police and you will be put to jail. This is seen as an advocating verse for ADR in the Bible.
