ABSTRACT
This edited volume presents research and policy insights into the theory and practice of dispute systems reform in diverse jurisdictions. It highlights how important extra-judicial mechanisms are for resolving cross-border disputes, as evidenced both by the breadth of scholarship dedicated to the issue and the proliferation of parties resorting to non-litigious dispute resolution mechanisms in recent years.
Drawing on selected case studies, the book examines the impact of comparative research and policy analysis in advancing reform of dispute resolution institutions at both the regional and global levels. It explores the challenges and opportunities of understanding and assessing developments in systems of dispute resolution in diverse social and political contexts through comparative research.
With a growing number of disputes which have come to involve cross-border issues, anyone interested in transnational and comparative dispute resolution will find this book a useful reference.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |16 pages
Introduction
chapter 1|14 pages
Introduction
part Section I|63 pages
Methodological Considerations in Comparative and Transnational ADR
part Section II|39 pages
Comparative ADR Ethics, Standards and Jurisprudential Ideals
part Section III|76 pages
Comparative Approaches in Mediation and Arbitration
chapter 8|17 pages
Environmental Mediation and Facilitation in Italy
part Section IV|57 pages
ADR Developments and Reform in Mainland China