All interested persons are invited to read and comment on the working draft of the open model of e-justice ODR processes and their parts on an Open ODR Model. The full model containing the actual initial numbering will hopefully be finalized for discussion during next year.

Open ODR Model is a pre-requisite to open ODR where people as parties will have access to similarly powerful online based services as organizations through new ODR platforms capable of exchanging data and receiving or providing ethical AI services as digital agents for their users. The draft Open ODR Model is available here

The National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR) and the International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (ICODR) announce the issuance of a new jointly produced document. The Guidance is an extension of the NCTDR-ICODR Online Dispute Resolution Standards issued in May 2022, and adopted by the International Organization for Standards (ISO) in March 2025. 

The general guidance covers all of the ODR Standards of practice for third parties involved in dispute or conflict engagement.  The deployment of artificial intelligence to dispute management whether face-to-face or online offers valuable benefits to increase effectiveness and access to justice while also raising risks for disputants, third parties and dispute resolution entities.  Accordingly, NCTDR and ICODR have developed guidance for what will inevitably be the use of AI in all forms of dispute engagement. 

The Guidance can be accessed at:  Guidance for Third Parties Using AI

Access to Justice and AI

ODR Track is annual online conference and discussion forum prepared in cooperation of Masaryk University and PRK Partners. It is co-organized as part of Cyberspace conference (Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia) and ODR Cyberweek (National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution). See the ODR Track program here and full Cyberspace conference program here.

Join us for the 27th annual virtual & free online conference: Five days of engaging panels & tech demos can be accessed via the Program

●  AI panels include topics on: AI & mediation & arbitration, RAGs for ODR, Governing AI, AI & liability, AI safety & ODR, blockchain & arbitration, & more!
●  Tech demos include: tools for negotiation, eviction mediation, landlord/tenant cases
●  Education & ODR panels include: ODRLab.com in Action, Using AI to teach ADR, AI mediation research
● ODR Systems panels include: digital dispute system design, digital ombuds services, ODR open data formats

As we face AI’s profound & rapidly expanding impact, ethical & practical questions arise for how to effectively harness AI while preventing its worst externalities. Governing Artificial Intelligence argues the value of a governance eco-system: legislation, regulation & professional & international standards. A case study of international standards for AI in online dispute resolution is provided along with strategies for coordinating governance mechanisms & suggestions for AI developers/providers/users.

Join us for this webinar hosted by the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution

The State of Maryland (USA) Judiciary issued a report on Remote Mediation and Disability which can be found here.

ODR LAB is a global platform created to empower ideators and mentors and for all ODR enthusiasts to collaboratively design innovative Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) systems. Built with a strong belief that local challenges often find powerful solutions through global perspectives, ODR Lab aims to foster meaningful collaboration among students, professionals, and visionaries worldwide.

ODR Lab is an international hub developed under the auspices of ODR experts, entrepreneurs, and academics NCTDR Fellows Chittu Nagarajan and Dr. Suman Kalani. It provides a platform for creative interdisciplinary collaboration, encouraging mentorship by academics and practitioners and engagement with students, fostering not only new innovations but the next generation of ODR experts.

Susskind, Commonwealth Special Envoy for Justice and AI and the world’s most cited author on the future of legal services is interviewed in this podcast following the publication of his newest book, How to Think About AI (2025).

Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice for England and Wales presented the keynote speech on the second day of the recent ODR Forum 2025 @ Greenwich University, London.

HIGHLIGHTS
· Section 1: Artificial Intelligence & Dispute Resolution: Benefits, Dangers & Good Practice
· Section 2: Standards & Protocols for Technology in Dispute Resolution
· Section 3: ODR Innovations & Courts
· Section 4: Technology Assisting & Transforming ODR
· Section 5: The ODR Landscape in Europe

KEYNOTES
Richard Susskind, CBE, Honorary King’s Counsel, Special Envoy for Justice and AI, Commonwealth of Nations
Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, England and Wales

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