| Summary: | 137 Resumé Mediation in the Context of Modern Europe Keywords: - mediation - Directive 2008 certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters - snapshot of mediation-related legislation in Europe - mediation as an alternative dispute resolution method vs. obligatory pre-trial procedure The purpose of this thesis is to provide an overview of initiatives undertaken over the last decades by international organisations (chapters 1.1 and 1.2) and the European Communities (chapter 1.3) in the area of alternative dispute resolution methods, with special focus on mediation, defined as a process whereby two or more parties to a dispute attempt by themselves, on a voluntary basis, to reach an amicable agreement on the settlement of their dispute with the assistance of a mediator. The thesis (mainly chapter 1.3) looks into the initiatives and processes within the EC that led to the adoption of Directive 2008 May 2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters, considered a groundbreaking piece of legislation, destined to shape the mediation-related national legislations across the terrotory of the European Union and accelerate the full integration of mediation into the legal systems of individual EU Member States. A separate section of the thesis (chapter 2) provides a snapshot of...
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