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'''Dispute resolution''' or '''dispute settlement''' is the process of resolving disputes between [[party (law)|parties]]. The term ''dispute resolution'' is ''[[conflict resolution]]'' through [[law|legal]] means.<ref>Burton, J. (1990) Conflict: Resolution and Prevention. New York: St Martin's Press.</ref> 

Prominent venues for dispute settlement in [[international law]] include the [[International Court of Justice]] (formerly the [[Permanent Court of International Justice]]); the [[United Nations Human Rights Committee]] (which operates under the [[International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights|ICCPR]]) and [[European Court of Human Rights]]; the [[Appellate Body|Panels and Appellate Body]] of the [[World Trade Organization]]; and the [[International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea]].<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=Orakhelashvili |first=Alexander |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780429439391/akehurst-modern-introduction-international-law-alexander-orakhelashvili |title=Akehurst's Modern Introduction to International Law |year=2018 |publisher=Routledge |pages=537–556 |doi=10.4324/9780429439391|isbn=9780429439391 |s2cid=159062874 }}</ref> Half of all international agreements include a dispute settlement mechanism.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Koremenos |first=Barbara |date=2007 |title=If Only Half of International Agreements Have Dispute Resolution Provisions, Which Half Needs Explaining? |url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/509275 |journal=The Journal of Legal Studies |volume=36 |issue=1 |pages=189–212 |doi=10.1086/509275 |s2cid=154949275 |issn=0047-2530|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

States are also known to form their own [[Arbitral tribunal|arbitration tribunals]] to settle disputes.<ref name=":12" /> Prominent private international courts, which adjudicate disputes between commercial private entities, include the [[International Court of Arbitration]] (of the [[International Chamber of Commerce]]) and the [[London Court of International Arbitration]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Mattli |first=Walter |date=2001 |title=Private Justice in a Global Economy: From Litigation to Arbitration |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-organization/article/abs/private-justice-in-a-global-economy-from-litigation-to-arbitration/A2F2EB676B90872E5CBEBE8F88996471 |journal=International Organization |language=en |volume=55 |issue=4 |pages=919–947 |doi=10.1162/002081801317193646 |s2cid=154989928 |issn=1531-5088|url-access=subscription }}</ref>