Mediazione familiare: nuove professioni e il dibattito sulle alternative al giudizio

2009 ◽  
pp. 197-206
Author(s):  
Luigi Cominelli
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Basic Training ◽  
Family Mediation ◽  
Family Mediators ◽  
Time And Energy

- Ivan Pupolizio's book La mediazione familiare in Italia (Family Mediation in Italy) is the latest in a series that testifies to the increasing interest at work in Italy in topics of alternative conflict solving. The theoretical approach adopted to the topic is accompanied by evidence from professional practice and information about the authorities and subjects that work in the field of family mediation. Pupolizio takes an in-depth look at the practice of family mediation in Italy and draws up a summarised chronology of its development. Mediators do not investigate the couple's experience as a means for understanding the causes of the problem, but work together with the parties to identify concrete solutions for the future. Mediators have clearly already started venturing along the path that leads to their professionalisation. Training whose purpose is to accredit family mediators will in due course flank basic training for lawyers who are not familiar with these procedures. Pupolizio spends some time and energy looking into the legislative aspects of the mediator's professional practice. Today's legislation offers several spaces for mediation, primarily when spouses separate. The book's theoretical section discusses fears that the methods of alternative dispute resolution may lead to a privatisation of justice, dwelling in particular on the criticism expressed by the women's movement, which considers that mediation, as opposed to the legal system, puts women at a disadvantage towards men. Pupolizio believes that alternative methods do not constitute a danger for equity when they are understood correctly to be methods of appropriate dispute resolution. (English texts revised by Pete Kercher)

Alternative Dispute Resolution in Nigeria: an Emerging Trend

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 85-102
Author(s):  
Edim Isua
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Management Group

This paper establishes the fact that Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is evolving in Nigeria. It highlights the growing acceptance of ADR mechanisms for resolution of conflicts in the Nigerian legal system. It talks about the origin and development of the concept of ADR, Arbitration institutions, the “Multi-Door” Courthouse (MDC), the Negotiation & Conflict Management Group (NCMG), ADR agreements, application of ADR mechanisms, as well as the limitations on the use of ADR in Nigeria. In all, this research is an eyeopener to the benefits of ADR in Nigeria and seeks to encourage its full use in the country.

Unpacking the Dilemma of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Access to Justice by Women in the Ghanaian Context

2021 ◽  
pp. 171-189
Author(s):  
John Kwame Boateng ◽  
Ernest Darkwa
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Cultural Dynamics ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Reduction Time ◽  
Remote Areas

The chapter explores the dilemma of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and access to justice for women in Ghana. It argues that introduction and use of ADR has contributed to improving access to justice with regards to reducing delays in formal court procedures, cost reduction, time saving, opening spaces for less-resourced individuals and groups, particularly women, to have access to justice. Above all, ADR does bring access to justice systems close to remote areas, serving the needs of disadvantaged individuals including women and others who are most vulnerable. However, the weaknesses and challenges in the formal legal system, coupled with the historical and cultural dynamics of the Ghanaian society, which is patriarchal in nature, have prevented mostly women from reaping the maximum benefits of ADR. Revisiting the challenges of the justice system and the historical and cultural norms of Ghana would help increase and enhance women's access to justice through ADR.

2. The Court System and Alternative Dispute Resolution

2019 ◽  
pp. 16-40
Author(s):  
Lucy Jones
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Court System ◽  
The European Union ◽  
English Court ◽  
European Court ◽  
The Supreme Court

This chapter discusses the English court system, civil disputes, and alternative dispute resolution. The courts in England and Wales form a hierarchy. At the lowest level are the Magistrates’ Courts and the County Courts, then the Crown Court and High Court, then the Court of Appeal, and finally the Supreme Court. The chapter considers the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union in interpreting EU law within Member States. It explains the position of the European Court of Human Rights, which deals with allegations of state breaches of the European Convention on Human Rights. Civil disputes arise in every area of business. An explanation of the civil procedure rules from commencing a claim to enforcement of a court judgment is provided. The chapter concludes with a discussion of alternative methods of dispute resolution including arbitration, mediation, and conciliation.

4. The Court Structure and Alternative Forms of Dispute Resolution

Business Law ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Marson ◽  
Katy Ferris
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Administration Of Justice ◽  
Practical Sense

This chapter identifies courts and tribunals as the place where the laws discussed in the previous chapters are interpreted and utilized in the legal system. The jurisdiction of the courts and the personnel within them are described and a comparison is drawn between these forums for the administration of justice. It is important for those in business to be aware of the work of at least one tribunal—the Employment Tribunal, as many employment-related disputes ultimately end up here. Also, the courts in the English legal system, and the increasing use of Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms, are relevant to businesses as they are used either to settle disputes or to avoid them altogether. Because the term ‘court’ is difficult to define in any practical sense, the chapter uses a description of what a court does.

The English Legal System

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alisdair Gillespie ◽  
Siobhan Weare
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Judicial Independence ◽  
Legal Services ◽  
System P ◽  
Civil Justice System

The English Legal System presents the main areas of the legal system and encourages a critique of the wider aspects of how law is made and reformed. The book is structured in five parts. Part I looks at the sources of law including domestic and international sources. Part II looks at the courts and the practitioners. It considers the structure of the courts and tribunals, judges and judicial independence, the legal professions, and funding legal services. Part III examines the criminal justice system. It describes issues related to lay justice, trials, and criminal appeals. The next part is about the civil justice system. It looks at civil litigation, remedies, appeals and alternative dispute resolution. The final part looks to the future.

scholarly journals Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution as a Measure to Reduce the Workload on Courts: A Comparative Legal Study (Part 2)

Lex Russica ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 144-155
Author(s):  
N. S. Posulikhina ◽  
A. B. Kozyreva
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Sharp Transition ◽  
The Past ◽  
Judicial Practice ◽  
Gradual Development ◽  
The Eu

The paper considers alternative methods of dispute resolution as a measure to reduce the workload on the courts. At present, the need to reduce the workload on courts is quite acute in Russia. According to the members of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), a large workload on courts (and, accordingly, on judges) seriously affects the quality of justice and the timing of the consideration of cases. It should be noted that all judicial systems of the world without exception face this problem, but the statistics of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) shows that over the past few years the burden on courts and judges has significantly decreased in the EU countries.The authors summarize that foreign judicial practice has successfully tested working tools to reduce the burden on courts, which the Russian judicial system may well borrow. However, these tools require gradual development and elaboration given all Russian legal realities. A sharp transition to alternative dispute resolution may negatively affect the quality of dispute resolution in Russia. If the legislator restricts the ability of citizens to consider disputes in courts (for example, by increasing court fees), but at the same time alternative dispute resolution methods will remain at a low level of legal and social development (citizens’ distrust, weak legislative elaboration, etc.), then citizens will completely lose the platform for legal dispute resolution. It is quite possible that we will return to the criminal experience of the economy of the 1990s.

scholarly journals Status of ADR in Existing Laws of Pakistan: A Brief Study

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 263-269
Author(s):  
Abida Hassan ◽  
Dil Muhammad Malik
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Social System ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
The Social

This article highlights already working of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in existing laws of Pakistan and mentions the provisions in which Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is already available in various federal as well as provincial laws of Pakistan, but unluckily has not been applied or followed properly and new legislations have been enacted. There is only a need to create awareness on the said topic. This article also points out the benefits of this system because it provides justice to people at their doorstep but also reduces the backlog of cases and lessens the burden on courts so that they can give genuine attention to matters serious in nature. There is a need to introduce this system at all levels, which will be beneficial not only for the legal system in particular but also for the social system in general. This article creates not only awareness but also identifies the weaknesses of the legal system in Pakistan and link them with the problems of this country; it makes some suggestions for making this system more effective.

scholarly journals Mediation in administrative proceedings: problems of theory and practice.

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-190
Author(s):  
Iryna Verba
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Administrative Process ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Administrative Proceedings ◽  
Judicial Method

The article studies the the introduction of mediation in administrative proceedings. Implementation of other alternative ways of resolution of legal disputes, for example, such as mediation, can be an option to improvement of justice access and to reduction of court overloading. The sphere of administrative disputes is the most difficult for implementation of mediation procedure. Mediation is not able to displace and replace the judicial resolution of administrative disputes using the classic adversarial procedure. It is proposed to recognize adjudication mediation as the optimal procedure in resolving administrative disputes. Proposals and recommendations concerning creation of the legislative framework for the application of mediation as the alternative dispute resolution in administrative proceedings in Ukraine are formulated. That is why resolving the issue of relieving the judiciary is relevant for the use of mediation as an alternative way of resolving disputes or conflicts. Insufficient use of mediation as a way to resolve legal conflicts, including administrative ones, is low awareness of the advantages of this method of resolving legal conflicts and its advantages over the traditional judicial method of resolving legal disputes, insufficient legal regulation of mediation in Ukrainian legislation, lack of sufficient professional mediators who could provide quality mediation services, conservatism of both lawyers and participants in the administrative process at the moment of development of the legal system in Ukraine.

Different Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution: The Framework for Family Mediation in Spain

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Picontó Novales ◽  
Elena Lauroba ◽  
Cristina Merino ◽  
Marcos Loredo Colunga
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Family Mediation
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