Statement of Purpose and Organization

The Resolution Systems Institute Executive Committee adopted the Statement of Purpose and Organization on April 22, 1995 under the organization’s original name, Center for Analysis of Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems. The Statement was amended March 9, 2010.

Resolution Systems Institute

The undersigned, as of the 22nd day of April 1995, hereby establish RSI, Resolution Systems Institute, as follows:

WHEREAS, the United States generally – and Illinois specifically – is currently facing the prospect of little or no additional resources being made available for judicial systems, while additional burdens and requirements are constantly being placed on those systems, necessitating continual improvement in outcomes and efficiencies in order to produce just results;

WHEREAS, court-annexed, -related, or -associated alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs may be of great assistance in this effort, but such programs require support for development, maintenance, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation, including delineation and recommendation of specific improvements, to maximize their ability to carry out their function most cost-effectively;

WHEREAS, development, maintenance, and monitoring and evaluation of complex, judicially-related, ADR systems requires specific and focused resources (among which are studies, journals, articles, court rules, legislation, and web sites), expertise in multiple fields (among which are ADR, evaluation, research, judicial administration, public administration, computer science, and law), and expertise in the substantive area of conflict being dealt with by a particular dispute resolution system;

WHEREAS, such expertise resides in persons associated with operating judicial systems (namely judges, experienced attorneys, and court administrators), as well as in universities and private and not-for-profit dispute resolution organizations; and

WHEREAS, an entity should be established to marshal such resources; assist in developing and maintaining programs; and develop, preserve, and disseminate practical and scholarly resources related to court ADR systems.

NOW, THEREFORE, Resolution Systems Institute is organized as follows:
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