Abstract

Author:

Julie Olajumoke Coker, Amina Catherine Ijiga, Ngozi Samuel Uzougbo, Chwukwuma Albert Okolie, Bisola Beatrice Oguejiofor, Onyinyechi Vivian Akagha

Doi: 10.26480/seps.02.2023.119.123

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Whenever conflict arises, what comes next is how to resolve such conflict in order to promote progress and stability. There is now a global paradigm shift, especially in the business sphere, from the overburdened and protracted court system of dispute resolution to more flexible, less expensive and more expedient alternatives to litigation. From a comparative study approach on the situations of commercial and industrial disputes in Nigeria and in the United States, it is observed that while the United States has gone far in tapping the goldmines of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms in resolving commercial and labor rifts in the country, ADR in Nigerian business sector is yet to be fully utilized. Although noticeable challenges were discovered in the course of the comparative study, it can be concluded safely that ADR processes are the appropriate means of resolving most commercial and labor disputes while few of those disputes that raise issues of illegality and fraud, among others, should be pursued through litigation.