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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Regulating Dispute Resolution: ADR and Access to Justice at the Crossroads by Edited by Felix Steffek Edited by Hannes Unberath Associate editor Hazel Genn Associate editor Professor Dr Reinhard Greger Associate editor Carrie Menkel-Meadow
Regulating Dispute Resolution: ADR and Access to Justice at the Crossroads sets out a principled and comprehensive approach to the regulation of the dispute resolution mechanisms in all their varieties. Capturing dispute resolution in its forms the book surveys procedures as diverse as mediation conciliation arbitration ombudsmen mini-trial neutral evaluation expert opinions and court proceedings. Examples and analysis are taken from the theory and practice of dispute resolution in Austria Belgium Denmark England France Germany Italy Japan the Netherlands Norway Switzerland and the USA. The authors then propose a set of regulatory principles based on ethical guidelines and efficiency considerations. These are formulated and commented upon in a concise manner to assist legislators policy-makers professional associations practitioners and academics in thinking about what solutions best suit local circumstances. The principles drawn from this research are a joint effort by experts from Europe and across the wider world while the country chapters and sections on the fundamental design of dispute resolution rules will be of interest to anyone concerned with alternative dispute resolution.