ABSTRACT
Chapter 2 synthesises the existing approaches to defining terms denoting various combinations, and formulates definitions of the terms used to denote the key combinations in this book. This is necessary because of the lack of clarity that surrounds the use of terms denoting various combinations. Chapter 2 coins the term ‘the same neutral (arb)-med-arb’ to denote the central combination for this book. This term is used throughout this book to refer jointly to the same neutral med-arb and the same neutral arb-med-arb. Both the same neutral med-arb and the same neutral arb-med-arb refer to the sequential use of mediation and arbitration where the same neutral acts as a mediator and an arbitrator. There is one difference between the two. While the former starts with mediation, the latter starts with arbitration. By defining terms denoting the key combinations other than the same neutral (arb)-med-arb, Chapter 2 lays the basis for the further exploration of these combinations in Chapters 6 and 7 in the context of addressing concerns associated with the same neutral (arb)-med-arb.
