Dispute Resolution: Civil Justice and its Alternatives

Social Justice Through Civil Justice

Online Dispute Resolution-The Emperor's New Clothes? Benefits and Pitfalls of Online Dispute Resolution and its Application to Commercial Arbitration

The question this paper addresses is how can IT support the resolution of disputes through arbitration and mediation. The first and second parts will examine the benefits of Online Dispute Resolution, some of the pitfalls it may present and how these can be avoided. The third part will then look at one of the more formidable obstaclesthe issue of security of communications. The fourth part will...

Procedural Justice and the Rule of Law: Fostering Legitimacy in Alternative Dispute Resolution

JUSTICE AND THE POOR. FORMAL vs. INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISMS: A GOVERNANCE-BASED APPROACH by

Democracy functions as a system with formal and informal institutional interrelated mechanisms serving the purpose of translating social preferences into public policies. Enhancing the effectiveness of society’s dispute resolution mechanisms is also a way to address social preferences through public policies within the judicial domain.1 Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that the institutions...

Alternative dispute resolution and mediation.

Doctors and patients are not natural enemies. On the contrary, there is commonly a special relationship between them, with vulnerability and trust on one side and caring and professional expertise on the other. A medical dispute can create turmoil of that relationship, particularly if it is conducted in the traditional adversarial procedure. Depending on how it develops, the patient may see the...