Arbitration approach: with emphasis on reducing family cases in the judiciary

The tendency to resolve disputes through arbitration due to its features and benefits as well as the reduction of court appeals has flourished today. This method has the necessary capacities to be used in various lawsuits, including its effectiveness in family disputes. Accordingly, we seek to examine the position of the arbitral tribunal in resolving family disputes in Iranian law. And how can using this method in resolving family disputes prevent crimes in this regard?

This article is written in an analytical-descriptive manner.

In the studies conducted, it is observed that Iranian law has the necessary capacity to use dispute resolution through arbitration in resolving family disputes, and thus can prevent crimes due to the escalation of disputes. Between couples, it reduces the burden on the courts and prevents delays in litigation, and ultimately improves the judicial system.

Arbitration in family lawsuits is different from arbitration in commercial lawsuits and arbitrators do not have the right to vote. Therefore, it is necessary to amend the laws in this regard and resolve family disputes through arbitration in terms of nature, powers of arbitrators and the possibility of referring more cases of disputes to arbitration to provide easier conditions