American Arbitration Association.The American arbitration association is a non-profit public service organization founded in 1926. The arbitration association is headquartered in New York and has branches in several major U.S. states. In recent years, the American arbitration association has set its sights on Europe, where it has set up a branch. The purpose of the American arbitration association is to settle commercial disputes by means of arbitration, mediation, consultation and democratic choice within the scope permitted by law. 

美国仲裁协会成立于1926年， 是一个非盈利性的为公众服务的机构。仲裁协会的总部设在纽约，在美国一些主要州设有分部。近年来， 美国仲裁协会又把目光投向欧洲， 并在欧洲设立了分部。美国仲裁协会的目的在于,在法律的许可的范围内,通过仲裁、调解、协商、民主选择等方式解决商事争议。