englischThe best interests of children are the central criterion in child access proceedings and therefore guide the actions of family courts. Nevertheless, there is no specific definition of the best interests of the child in such proceedings; the relationship between the best interests and the [...]

englischThis volume is dedicated to the field of peace mediation, which has rapidly developed and become profes-sionalised in recent decades, both internationally and in Germany. In bringing together the history and status quo of the field plus the prospects for its future development, the volume [...]

englischThis volume is dedicated to the field of peace mediation, which has developed fast and rapidly become specialised and professionalised in recent decades, both internationally and in Germany. In bringing together the history, status quo and perspectives on future developments in this field, [...]

englischEarly public participation according to par. 25, sect. 3 of the German Administrative Procedure Act was introduced to create broader acceptance of public planning decisions. In order to be effective, any public participation procedure has to establish trust and confidence in public [...]

englischChoosing the appropriate conflict resolution procedure is paramount to proper and effective conflict management. An important impetus for the choice of the most suitable procedure is provided by § 278a of the ZPO (Germany’s Code of Civil Procedure), which enables judges to suggest a range of [...]

englischThe new EU Directive 2013/11/EU on alternative dispute resolution in consumer-to-business conflicts (Consumer ADR) will fundamentally change European cultures of settling c2b conflicts. There has been very little research on Consumer ADR so far, especially in German.

This book summarizes [...]

Der zweite Band der neuen Reihe „Interdisziplinäre Studien zu Mediation und Konfliktmanagement“ ist dem sich rasant entfaltenden Feld des Konfliktmanagements in der Wirtschaft gewidmet. Die Darstellung und kritische Reflexion unterschiedlicher Formen des Konfliktmanagements in der Wirtschaft [...]

Der Auftaktband der neuen Reihe „Interdisziplinäre Studien zu Mediation und Konfliktmanagement“ ist dem sich rasant entwickelnden Feld der Gerichtlichen Mediation gewidmet, das auf drei Ebenen dargestellt und kritisch reflektiert wird:Im ersten Abschnitt stehen querschnittsartige Betrachtungen zum [...]