By KGR Reporter,
The Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao has revealed that he is to table a policy aimed at regulating the management of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms next week before Cabinet.
Alternative Dispute Resolution is a mechanism of settling conflicts amicably without necessarily going to courts of law, a concept provided for in law and culturally in African traditional ways.
While addressing the media last evening, Mao stated that they now have a National Alternative Dispute resolution Policy waiting Cabinet’s approval.
He said the policy objective is to institutionalize the mechanism of resolution of Disputes in Uganda and that this week, he will be in Parliament to wind up a body known as the Center for Arbitration of Disputes.
Mao explained that this body will now be within the ambits of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ministry. Hon. Mao speaking…
He said the Ministry will have an office for Alternative Dispute Resolution and the same will be accrediting practitioners of ADR and it will also assemble a body of professionals to approve a curriculum for study to pass before you are accredited to participate in the same. END.
