PARTICIPATORY JUSTICE AND MEDIATION TOWARD A NEW MODEL OF JUSTICE

Giovanna Maria Antonietta Foddai
2016 Soft Power: Revista Euro-Americana de Teoría e Historia de la Política  
This paper provides a brief description of the model of participatory justice that is emerging in Europe and in North and South American States. Participatory justice promotes new forms of conflict resolution, as does mediation, based on voluntariness and confidentiality, as well as the participation of all parties in the management of conflict. In 2010, Italian legislators introduced mediation as an alternative form of dispute resolution in civil and commercial matters in order to reduce the
more » ... rden of the Courts. This reform has not been successful so far because Italian lawmakers have introduced mediation into the civil justice system without reforming the framework of its underlying principles. Keywords Participatory justice, mediation, access to justice, alternative dispute resolution. Resumen El presente artículo tiene como propósito realizar una breve descripción teórica sobre el modelo de justicia participativa que está surgiendo en Europa y en los Estados del continente americano. La justicia participativa promueve métodos alternativos de
doi:10.17450/160208 fatcat:sbalmtcaynhbjglfimrf5yeeem