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Our Mission

Strengthening access to justice by enhancing court alternative dispute resolution systems

What if everyone who turned to the courts to resolve their conflicts had access to efficient and just processes, and obtained outcomes that met their needs?

RSI is working to create a society in which all people have the ability to use an array of constructive, accessible options for resolving conflict

These principles form the foundation of our work:

Information is power

​​Courts can make better use of ADR if they have solid information about how their ADR programs are operating and about others’ approaches and results

Court ADR programs must be maintained, monitored and refined on a continual basis

These programs do not run themselves, but must be regularly tended

ADR should never be a barrier to justice

Court ADR programs should improve parties’ experience of justice, not cause delay, increase cost or feel unfair

Courts have a special responsibility for the quality of an ADR program

When courts refer cases outside the litigation path, they must ensure parties have a true experience of justice

ADR is not the answer to every problem

Just as traditional litigation is not the right path for every case, neither is ADR; the goal of ADR is to provide the most appropriate process for any particular case, to "fit the forum to the fuss," as the saying goes

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