Instruments for the Development of Civil Mediation in Light of the Documents of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice
The aim of the article is to analyse recent documents of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), which is a body of the Council of Europe, in terms of strategies that can be used to popularise alternative dispute resolution methods in Polish civil law. Special attention has been paid to the “Toolkit for the development of mediation” of 2018 and to the “European Handbook on Mediation Lawmaking” of 2019. The guidelines contained in CEPEJ documents may be used by public authorities and non-governmental organisations to organise pilot programmes in various institutions, as well as to exchange experience and develop good practices among judges, prosecutors, attorneys and mediators. Increasing the scope of application of mediation, in addition to raising legal awareness of citizens, may serve to improve the effectiveness of courts (reduction of the number of court cases, shortening of proceedings) and improve its social image.
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