Dispute Resolution and Innovation

Thursday, 10 July 2025: 19:00-20:30
Location: FSE015 (Faculty of Education Sciences (FSE))
RC12 Sociology of Law (host committee)

Language: English

The WG Civil Justice and Dispute Resolution of RC12(Sociology of Law) will organize a session on Dispute Resolution and Innovation.

Dispute resolution procedures include private mediation and other informal methods as well as civil litigation in courts. The use of various digital technologies, ranging from teleconferencing systems to artificial intelligence, is also being promoted both within and outside the courts. How do these social changes affect fairness?

(Session organized by RCSL Working Group Civil Justice and Dispute Resolution 2/3)

Session Organizer:
Hideaki IRIE, Kyushu University, Japan
Chair:
Hideaki IRIE, Kyushu University, Japan
Oral Presentations
Navigating Justice: Decision-Making Dynamics between Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Pre-Dispute Phase
Unnar BJARNDAL, Iceland
Are Citizens' and People's Tribunals an Efficient and Fair Means of Dispute Resolution?
Lyna MAAZIZ, Galatasaray Üniversitesi (GSÜ), Turkey
Securing Access to Land : The Social Production of Property in French Polynesia
Lauriane DOS SANTOS, Université de la Polynésie française, French Polynesia
Civil Lawfare
April FERNANDES, North Carolina State University, USA; Brittany FRIEDMAN, USA; Gabriela KIRK, Northwestern University, USA
Access Concerns and Dispute Resolution within Plural Justice Systems: Administration of Justice Under Customary Law in Northeast India
Melody HMANGAIMAWI, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
Access to Justice in Times of Crisis: Experiences from Family Proceedings during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland
Sabrina RODUIT, France; Gaëlle AEBY, School of Social Work, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Switzerland; Cécile CREVOISIER, School of Social Work, HES-SO Valais-Wallis, Switzerland; Michelle COTTIER, Centre for Legislative and Evaluation Studies, University of Geneva, Switzerland; Eric D. WIDMER, University of Geneva, Switzerland; Marina SUCARI, Centre for Legislative and Evaluation Studies, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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