Legal and Social Aspects of the Institution of Mediation

Mediation as an alternative dispute resolutions method is an institution that has many advantages in contrast to the judicial system, especially for countries where justice system is not characterizes by democratization. The advantages of mediation, recognized even by the critics of this system, is a way of creating the preconditions for a democratic justice delivery system. Some of these advantages are the low cost in comparison to the high cost of the legal procedure, the simplicity in contrast to the complexity of the processes in courts and the ability of the persons involved in the dispute situation to decide for the solution of their problem. Our paper will focus mainly on the legal and social aspects of mediation in European societies where, despite the variations, some common features exist.

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