Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Comparative Perspectives

Nigeria, the UK, and the US
2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-57475-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 113, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice

This book explores the various types of Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) applied in Nigeria, the UK, and the US. It critically examines the effectiveness of mediation, arbitration, restorative justice, collaborative law, and online dispute resolution (ODR) in settling disputes or conflicts, while also demonstrating the benefits of ADR and multi-door courthouses (MDCs). The book provides a concise introduction to the resolution of disputes or conflicts in Africa prior to the advent of colonial rule. It suggests that a ‘legal transplant’ can also take place from a less complex society to a more complex one, contrary to the general belief that legal transplants usually proceed from a more complex society to a less complex one.
The book aims to help people understand ADR mechanisms and the advantages of settling disputes using means other than litigation. It presents Traditional African Methods of Settling Disputes (TAMSD), Early Dispute Resolution (EDR), arbitration, negotiation, ODR, collaborative law, restorative justice, conciliation, ombuds, and early neutral evaluation as viable alternatives. It also highlights the need for clinical legal education and effective messaging that highlights the benefits of ADR compared to traditional litigation. In turn, it analyses the use of ADR, especially mediation and collaborative law, to settle disputes in criminal law, restorative justice, employment law, and business and human rights due diligence/violation cases. Further, the book demonstrates that criminal matters are now under the scope of ADR via Restorative Justice Door.
The book discusses the skills, techniques, and relevant statutory frameworks for each field of Appropriate Dispute Resolution and provides national and international examples of the application of the relevant principles. Addressing the fields of Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR), criminal law, civil law, business management, psychology, employment law, humanresource management, and African studies, it will appeal to a wide readership.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Egbunike-Umegbolu, Chinwe

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Rechtswissenschaften Allgemeines Verfahrens-, Zivilprozess- und Insolvenzrecht Zivilprozessrecht Streitschlichtung, Mediation
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contemporary Overview of Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR).- Types of Dispute Resolution – and its Effectiveness.- Legal Transplant.- Clinical Education / Mass Advocacy of ADR via Podcast- Findings.- Analysis of Clinical Education via Podcasting Qualitative and Quantitative.- Conclusion and Recommendation.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Chinwe Egbunike-Umegbolu is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), a Research Fellow at the University of Brighton (UOB) and a Fellow of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution (Mediation Committee). Chinwe graduated with a Merit in LLM-Dispute Resolution at Kingston University London in 2014 and holds a PhD from the University of Brighton.