{"id":44644,"date":"2026-01-15T08:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/nuscia\/?page_id=44644"},"modified":"2026-09-21T08:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T08:04:00","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/caidr\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tAbout Us\t<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"custom-breadcrumbs\"><ul><li class=\"item-home\"><i class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i><a class=\"bread-link bread-home\" href=\"https:\/\/law.nus.edu.sg\/caidr\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h1>\n\t\t\tABOUT US\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>The Centre for Arbitration and International Dispute Resolution (CAIDR) at NUS Law advances research, thought leadership, international engagement, and education in arbitration and other forms of international dispute resolution. 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