Essays on mediation: Dealing with disputes in the 21st century

• Main Author: MACDUFF, Ian
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Dispute resolution; jurisdictions; mediation; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1926; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma99157812202601&context=L&vid=65SMU_INST:SMU_NUI&lang=en&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,Dealing%20with%20disputes%20in%20the%2021st%20century.&offset=0
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Across a range of jurisdictions, in differing legal systems, mediation is achieving ever-greater institutional and statutory force, and what not long ago was a marginal technique for dispute resolution is becoming mainstream and orthodox. But how firm a sense do we have about the social formation we call 'mediation'? Through reflections and case histories, this distinctive collection of essays by experienced mediators from across the globe provides a clearer understanding than we have had heretofore of what mediation is and what it can offer as a practical, accessible and positive alternative in civil justice systems.