【摘要】 "选择性争议解决方式(AlternativeDisputeResolution,简称ADR)"被公认为最具代表性的一种争议解决办法,它排除了关于调解的林林种种定义之间的具体区别。其常态是当事人可以在一个中立第三方的帮助下,解决他们自己的争议。与"调解"一词相对应的英文表述虽然有两个,即"conciliation"和"mediation",而且对于它们是否具有相同的含义存有一些争议,但是一般认为它们更多地只是表达和习惯的不同而已,是可以互相换用的。更多还原

【Abstract】 In current society, on the prerequisite of conciliation relevant to the ADR, which is regarded as the most representative in the ADR, excluding the concrete difference between various definitions of conciliation, the conciliation provides a kind of approach to resolve disputes. The normal way is that the parties resolve their disputes by the assistance of a neutral third party. There are two ways to express the"调解"in English, namely conciliation and mediation, and there are arguments on their meanings, but they can be alternatively used in general.更多还原