Mediation : principles and regulation in comparative perspective /

Mediation has become a vital means of resolving disputes in jurisdictions around the world. This book offers a comprehensive comparative analysis of mediation, introducing the law and practical experience in 22 jurisdictions.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hopt, Klaus J., 1940- (Editor), Steffek, Felix (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Mediation: comparison of laws, regulatory models, fundamental issues / Klaus J. Hopt and Felix Steffek
  • Harmonisation and diversity in the private international law of mediation: the rhythms of regulatory reform / Nadja Alexander
  • Privatising civil justice and the day in court / Rainer Kulms
  • Mediation in Austria: the European pioneer in mediation law and practice / Markus Roth, David Gherdane
  • Mediation in Bulgaria: legal regime, EU harmonisation and practical experience / Evgen Georgiev, Christa Jessel-Holst
  • Mediation in England and Wales: regulation and practice / Jens M. Scherpe, Bevan Marten
  • Mediation in France: legal framework and practical experiences / Katrin Deckert
  • Mediation in Germany: the German Mediation Act--alternative dispute resolution at the crossroads / Peter Tochtermann
  • Mediation in Greece: a contemporary procedural approach to resolving disputes / Nikolaos K. Klamaris, Calliope G. Chronopoulou
  • Mediation in Hungary: legal foundations, recent reforms, EU convergence / Christa Jessel-Holst
  • Mediation in Ireland: growing importance of ADR driven by budgetary restraints and docket congestion--cheap and easy way out? / Reinhard Ellger
  • Mediation in Italy: alternative dispute resolution for all / Giuseppe De Palo, Lauren Keller
  • Mediation in the Netherlands: between state promotion and private regulation / Liane Schmiedel
  • Mediation in Poland: time for a quiet revolution? / Rafal Morek, Lukasz Rozdeiczer
  • Mediation in Portugal: growing up in a sheltered home / Jan Peter Schmidt
  • Mediation in Spain: dealing with its first national regulation / Maria Luisa Villamarin Lopez
  • Mediation in Australia: development and problems / Ulrich Magnus
  • Mediation in Canada: one goal--different approaches to mediation in a state with federal and provincial jurisdictions / Reinhard Ellger
  • Mediation in China: threat to the rule of law? / Knut B. Pissler
  • Mediation in Japan: development, forms, regulation and practice of out-of-court dispute resolution / Harald Baum
  • Mediation in New Zealand: widely accepted and successful / Heyo Berg
  • Mediation in Norway: 'faster, cheaper and more friendly' / Anneken Karl Sperr
  • Mediation in Russia: regulation and practice / Dmitry Davydeko
  • Mediation in Switzerland / Christoph Kumpan, Cathrin Bauer-Bulst
  • Mediation in the USA: alternative dispute resolution between legalism and self-determination / Rainer Kulms.