Does the future of dispute resolution belong to ODR?

Spletno reševanje sporov je digitaliziran sistem razreševanja in preprečevanja sporov, ki lahko izboljša dostop do pravnega (sodnega) varstva. Tradicionalni sodni in alternativni način razreševanja sporov sta zaradi zahteve po fizičnem srečanju strank v istem prostoru in času v primerjavi z spletnim reševanjem manj učinkovita. Prenos postopkov reševanja sporov na Internet lahko zagotovi učinkovitejšo in uporabniku bolj prijazno infrastrukturo razreševanja sporov. Poleg digitalizacije postopkov alternativnega reševanja sporov smo danes priča pojavu spletnih sodišč in avtomatiziranem razreševanju sporov.Online dispute resolution is a digitalized system of dispute resolution and prevention which can enable easier acces to justice. Because clients of traditional court houses and alternative dispute resolution tribunals need to meet face to face, it makes the above mentioned processes less effective. By enabeling clients to solve their disputes on the Internet, Online dispute resolution offers a chance to build a more effective and a user friendly infrastructure of dispute resolution. In addition to digitalization of alternative dispute resolution process we are now witnessing the emergence of online courts and automated dispute resolution