The reception of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program by the Judiciary has sliced the heap on the courts in Ghana by 29,558 cases; His Lordship Justice Anin Yeboah-Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana has reported.
He has shown that yet for its presentation and execution, the heap of cases "would have been borne by the courts under additional upsetting circumstances".
Before the reception of ADR, the Chief Justice said "it turned out to be clear around 2001 that the interest for equity by the populace had become so tremendous that the accumulation of cases in the courts had delivered the rate at which not entirely set in stone by Judges and Magistrates exceptionally sluggish in this manner making build-up of cases in courts"
The above revelation was made at the send off of ADR week program held in Kumasi on Monday 25th July 2022.
Talking at the occasion, the Chief Justice underlined that the pertinence of ADR and requests that administration of the Judicial Service center consideration around ADR and asset the ADR Directorate to accomplish other things to make the court framework more proficient, easy to understand and make admittance to equity simple.
"Practically the entirety of our adjudicators and Magistrates have been prepared in ADR and are know all about the central rules that support the utilization of ADR", he expressed.
To the overall population he scolded that "ADR has turned into a center part of Ghana's settlement framework. This means, a case in court in Ghana today can be at last resolved either through ADR or prosecution. In this way when an adjudicator alludes a case to ADR parties regarding this situation shouldn't feel insulted."
"Accordingly, I prescribe ADR to everybody in proper cases. I do so in light of the fact that advantages in utilizing ADR far offset that if suit", Chief Justice added.
The topic for the occasion was "Elective Dispute Resolution (ADR): A Tool for Peace and Stability".
Elective Dispute Resolution was established in the year 2005 as a mediation to facilitate the tension on the ordinary Court framework and to make a stage that would offer disputants the chance to assume a key part in settling their questions.
Per the location of Her Ladyship Justice Irene-Charity Larbi, Justice of the Court of Appeal and Judge responsible for ADR, seven days in each legitimate year term is saved to sharpen the overall population in order to advance and settle in this mediation.
She utilized the event to feature two significant exercises which are done during each ADR week.
They are; The utilization of ADR (intervention) to determine cases and the formation of public mindfulness.