... before considering whether it would be practicable or not to combine arbitration with other forms of dispute resolution. This paper will concentrate upon the domestic arenas as opposed to the international arenas. One can argue persuasively that the Western cultures, particularly that of Britain and America, are inherently adversarial. Issues are seen as having only two sides, our side and their side and the objective is to win by defeating the other party. To win, the party's will follow two complimentary strategies; on the one hand they will take and defend an extreme position while on the other they will criticise and attack the position taken by their opponent. In his book Conflicts: A Better Way to Resolve Them, Edward de Bono argues that it was the medieval theologians who are responsible for how we think and approach situations today. There need to repel heretics led them to refine a way ...

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