Green Paper on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Civil and Commercial Law
Article from: TDM 3 (2004), in Mediation & ADR
Summary
Growing interest is being shown in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the European Union, for three main reasons. there has been an increasing awareness of ADR as a means of improving general access to justice in everyday life. ADR has received close attention from the Member States, many of which have passed legislation encouraging it. ADR is a political priority, repeatedly declared by the European Union institutions, whose task it is to promote these alternative techniques, to ensure an environment propitious to their development and ...