Lawyers and Mediation

• Main Author: Clark, Bryan (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Law.; Civil procedure.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Mediation.; Dispute resolution (Law).; Conflict management.; Sociology.; Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration.; Civil Procedure Law.; European Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Sociology, general.

This book charts the historical and current interaction between lawyers and mediation in both the common law and civil law world and analyses a number of issues relevant to lawyers’ part in the process.  Lawyers have in the past and continue to play many roles in the context of mediation. While some...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: The Historical Development of Lawyers in Mediation
• Lawyer Resistance to Mediation
• Lawyer Involvement in Mediation and the Co-option Thesis
• The Appropriateness of Lawyers in Mediation
• The Fusing of Mediation, Lawyers and the Legal Systems
• Conclusion: The Future of Lawyers in Mediation.