Alternative dispute resolution is a group of methods for resolving disputes other than court proceedings. Alternative dispute resolution is consisted of mediation, conciliation, and arbitration. Mediation involves a third party, a mediator, who helps both parties of the civil case, come to a resolution or to an agreement. Mediation is voluntary and only takes place upon both parties’ consent. Conciliation on the other hand is also voluntary, but it differs from mediation in a way that the conciliator may be asked by the parties to provide a settlement proposal that is non-binding in nature for the parties to consider. Finally, to pursue an arbitration, parties to a contract usually include an arbitration clause in their contract and/or agreement and pursue it further via arbitration. Just like mediation and conciliation, it is voluntary and requires the consent of both parties to the civil dispute. What varies is that once arbitration proceedings are initiated, a party is not entitled to withdraw from the proceedings unilaterally and that the decision made is final and enforceable.