MEDIATION

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-965348-5
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 1408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 167 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1724 g

Mediation provides an attractive alternative to resolving disputes through court proceedings. Mediation promises just results in the interest of all parties concerned, a reduction of the court caseload, and cost savings for the parties involved as well as for the treasury.

The European Directive on Mediation has given mediation in Europe new momentum by establishing a common framework for cross-border mediation. Beyond Europe, many states have tried in recent years to answer the question whether, and if so, how mediation should be regulated at a national and international level.

The aim of this book is to promote the understanding and discussion of regulatory issues by presenting comparative research on mediation. It describes and analyses the law and practice of mediation in twenty-two countries. Europe is represented by chapters on mediation in Austria, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The world beyond Europe is analysed in chapters on mediation in Australia, Canada, China,
Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland and the USA.

Against this background, further chapters on fundamental issues identify possible regulatory models and discuss central principles of mediation law and practice. In particular, the work considers harmonisation and diversity in the law of mediation as well as the economic and constitutional problems associated with privatising civil justice. To the extent available, empirical research is used as a point of reference in the critical analysis.

Zielgruppe

Academics and scholars of mediation;policy-makers; practitioners working on cases that involve mediation, especially cross-border cases.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hopt, Klaus J.

Steffek, Felix

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Zivilprozess- und Schiedsverfahrensrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Rechtswissenschaften Allgemeines Verfahrens-, Zivilprozess- und Insolvenzrecht Zivilprozessrecht Streitschlichtung, Mediation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Klaus J. Hopt, Felix Steffek: Mediation: Comparison of Laws, Regulatory Models, Fundamental Issues
2: Nadja Alexander: Harmonisation and Diversity in the Private Internati onal Law of Mediation
3: Rainer Kulms: Privatising Civil Justice
The EU
4: Markus Roth, David Gherdane: Austria
5: Christa Jessel-Holst, Evgeni Georgiev: Bulgaria
6: Jens Scherpe, Bevan Marten: England
7: Katrin Deckert: France
8: Peter Tochtermann: Germany
9: Nikolaos K. Klamaris, Calliope G. Chronopoulou: Greece
10: Christa Jessel-Holst: Hungary
11: Reinhard Ellger: Ireland
12: Giuseppe De Palo, Lauren R. Keller: Italy
13: Liane Schmiedel: Netherlands
14: Lukasz Rozdeiczer, Rafal Morek: Poland
15: Jan Schmidt: Portugal
16: María Luisa Villamarín López: Spain
The Wider World
17: Ulrich Magnus: Australia
18: Reinhard Ellger: Canada
19: Benjamin Pissler: China
20: Harald Baum: Japan
21: Heyo Berg: New Zealand
22: Anneken Kari Sperr: Norway
23: Dmitry Davydenko: Russia
24: Christoph Kumpan, Cathrin Bauer-Bulst: Switzerland
25: Rainer Kulms: The United States

Über Autor(innen)

Klaus J. Hopt is Director emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg, and Professor emeritus at the University of Hamburg.

Felix Steffek is Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg.