Unequal Access to Justice: Lessons Learned for Dispute Resolution from the Shadow of the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arjan Sodhi
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Unequal Access

Settlements Under Unequal Access to Justice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madina Kurmangaliyeva ◽  
Anastasia Antsygina
Keyword(s):  
Access To Justice ◽  
Unequal Access

Racializing Mercy: Capital Punishment and Race in Twentieth-Century England and Wales

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 883-910
Author(s):  
Lizzie Seal ◽  
Alexa Neale
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Racial Difference ◽  
Institutional Racism ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Men Of Color ◽  
Unequal Access ◽  
To Receive

Fifty-seven men of color were sentenced to death by the courts of England and Wales in the twentieth century and were less likely to receive mercy than white contemporaries. Though shocking, the data is perhaps unsurprising considering institutional racism and unequal access to justice widely highlighted by criminologists since the 1970s. We find discourses of racial difference were frequently mobilized tactically in nineteenth- and twentieth-century England and Wales: to support arguments for mercy and attempt to save prisoners from the gallows. Scholars have identified historically and culturally contingent narratives traditionally deployed to speak to notions of lesser culpability. These mercy narratives reveal contemporary ideals and attitudes to gender or class. This article is original in identifying strategic mercy narratives told in twentieth-century England and Wales that called on contemporary tropes about defendants' race. The narratives and cases we explore suggest contemporary racism in the criminal justice system of England and Wales has a longer history than previously acknowledged.

scholarly journals Administrative mechanisms for resolving individual labour disputes in foreign countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 ◽  
pp. 03011
Author(s):  
Aleksei Vladimirovich Iglin
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Legal Analysis ◽  
Labor Disputes ◽  
Labor Management ◽  
Dialectical Approach ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Conducting Research

According to international labor standards, the labor-management system covers all public administration bodies responsible for and/or involved in labor-management, whether they are ministerial departments or government agencies, including semipublic, regional, or local agencies, or any other form of decentralized administration, and any institutional framework for coordinating the activities of such bodies and for consultation and participation of employers and employees and their organization. In this regard, dispute resolution mechanisms through administrative departments and agencies, labor inspections, and voluntary compliance are most pronounced. The purpose of the study was to conduct a comprehensive analysis of administrative mechanisms for resolving individual labor disputes in foreign countries; to draw conclusions about the effectiveness, prospects, and legal clarity of coordination of labor disputes. When conducting research the author relies on foreign doctrine, the practice of the subjects involved in labor relations, acts of foreign legislation. Research methods: a dialectical approach to the knowledge of administrative mechanisms, allowing analyzing them in their practical development and functioning in the context of coordination of labor legal relations. The comparative legal method and dialectics determined the choice of specific research methods: comparative and formal-legal. The functions, jurisdiction, and procedures of individual labor dispute resolution mechanisms and labor inspectorates are the subject of comprehensive research because of their effectiveness in protecting workers’ rights. The article provides a detailed comparative legal analysis of the specifics of dispute resolution through administrative departments and agencies, the role of labor inspections/law enforcement, and access to justice for workers in unclear or hidden employment relationships. On the basis of a large array of regulative sources, the author concludes about the importance of administrative mechanisms in the proper enforcement of labor laws abroad.

scholarly journals PELAKSANAAN MEDIASI PADA PENYELESAIAN PERCERAIAN DI PENGADILAN AGAMA KUNINGAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 98
Author(s):  
Fitri Purnamasari, Diding Rahmat Dan Gios Adhyaksa
Keyword(s):  
Supreme Court ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Thesis Writing

AbstractThe author conducted this research with the background of the implementation of Mediation in Kuningan Religious Court in Kuningan. The purposes of writing this paper are to know how the Implementation on Divorce Settlement in Kuningan Religious Court and to know the factors that affect the success of mediation in the Kuningan Religious Court. The method used in this research is with empirical juridical approach using primary data and secondary data and data collection techniques are interviews, observation and literature study. The results of this research are the mediation arrangements set out in the Supreme Court Regulation (PERMA ) Number 1 Year 2016 about Mediation Procedures in Courts and more specifically stipulated in the Decree of the Chief Justice Number 108 / KMA / AK / VI / 2016 on Mediation Governance at the Court. Mediation is the means of dispute resolution through the negotiation process to obtain agreement of the Parties with the assistance of the Mediator. Mediator is a Judge or any other party who has a Mediator Certificate as a neutral party assisting Parties in the negotiation process to see possible dispute resolution without resorting to the disconnection or enforcement of a settlement. Its implementation has been regulated in Law Number 1 Year 1974 about concerning Marriage, Compilation of Islamic Law, and Supreme Court RegulationNumber 1 of 2016 concerning Mediation Procedure in Court. The conclusion of this thesis writing is Mediation which should be one of the alternative process of dispute settlement which can give greater access to justice to the parties in finding satisfactory dispute settlement and to fulfill the sense of justice, and become one of the effective instrument to overcome the problem of case buildup especially for the case Divorce, in the end has not been effectively implemented.Keywords: Mediation, Divorce, Marriage.�AbstrakPenulis melakukan penelitian ini dengan latar belakang yaitu bagaimana pelaksanaan Mediasi pada Pengadilan Agama Kuningan. Tujuan penulisan ini untuk mengetahui bagaimana Pelaksanaan pada Penyelesaian Perceraian di Pengadilan Agama Kuningan dan untuk mengetahui bagaimana faktor-faktor yang memepengaruhi keberhasilan mediasi di Pengadilan Agama Kuningan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan pendekatan yuridis empiris dengan menggunakan data primer dan data sekunder serta alat pengumpulan data yang digunakan melalui wawancara, observasi dan studi pustaka. Hasil penelitian ini adalah pengaturan mediasi diatur dalam Peraturan Mahkamah Agung (PERMA) Nomor 1 Tahun 2016 tentang Prosedur Mediasi di Pengadilan dan lebih spesifik diatur dalam Keputusan Ketua Mahkamah Agung Nomor : 108/KMA/AK/VI/2016 tentang Tata Kelola Mediasi di Pengadilan. Mediasi adalah cara penyelesaian sengketa melalui proses perundingan untuk memperoleh kesepakatan Para Pihak dengan dibantu oleh Mediator. Mediator adalah Hakim atau pihak lain yang memiliki Sertifikat Mediator sebagai pihak netral yang membantu Para Pihak dalam proses perundingan guna mencari berbagai kemungkinan penyelesaian sengketa tanpa menggunakan cara memutus atau memaksakan sebuah penyelesaian. Pelaksanaannya telah di atur dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 1 Tahun 1974 tentang Perkwinan, Kompilasi Hukum Islam, dan Peraturan Mahkamah Agung Nomor 1 Tahun 2016 tentang Prosedur Mediasi di Pengadilan. Kesimpulan dari penulisan skripsi ini adalah Mediasi yang seharusnya menjadi salah satu alternatif proses penyelesaian sengketa yang dapat memberikan akses keadilan yang lebbesar kepada para pihak dalam menemukan penyelesaian sengketa yang memuaskan dan mmemenuhi rasa keadilan, serta menjadi salah satu instrumen efektif mengatasi masalah penumpukan perkara khususnya untuk perkara perceraian, pada akhirnya belum efektif dilaksanakan.Kata Kunci : Mediasi, Perceraian, Perdata

scholarly journals Keeping up with change: no alternative to teaching ADR in clinic. An Australian perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Weinberg
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Legal Education ◽  
Law Students ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Client Needs

<p>Over the last 30 years alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has become more prominent in Australian legal practice due to the need to reduce the cost of access to justice and to provide more expedient and informal alternatives to litigation. As legal educators, we need to ask: how should we be preparing law students entering practice for these changes? How can we ensure that once they become lawyers, our students will not rely entirely on litigious methods to assist their clients but instead look at alternatives for dispute resolution?</p><p>In this paper, I argue that there is no alternative to teaching ADR in clinic in order to address client needs and to ensure that students engaged in clinical education are prepared for changes in legal practice today. I show that the increasing focus upon ADR in Australian legal practice represents a challenge for law schools, and that legal educators need to ensure they are educating students about ADR.</p><p>I argue that it is important to determine whether ADR is being taught to students undertaking clinical legal education in ways that will enhance their preparation for legal practice. I will show that there is a need to explore: whether ADR is being taught within clinical legal education, the strengths and weaknesses of existing approaches, and how the teaching of ADR within clinics can be improved.</p>

The Past, Present, and Future of Online Dispute Resolution

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orna Rabinovich-Einy
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Court System ◽  
Current Application ◽  
Online Systems ◽  
Form And Function ◽  
Online Dispute Resolution ◽  
And Function ◽  
Ongoing Evaluation ◽  
Careful Design

Abstract This article chronicles the evolution of the field of online dispute resolution from its inception in the mid-1990s to its current application in and outside the court system. While originally ODR played a modest role in the limited domain of e-commerce, over the years its application has expanded significantly, as have its form and function: from processes that have sought to replicate online equivalents to ones that reimagine the design of procedures to better fit party needs and to address the justice system’s longstanding problems. The article predicts that the future of ODR lies in increased automation, which includes artificial intelligence and various forms of structured negotiation, and, consequently, a reduced role for human third parties. This will require a rethinking of the ways in which access to justice, procedural justice and substantive justice can be realized. The key for realizing the values and goals of the justice system lies in the careful design and ongoing evaluation of online systems, activities that have themselves been transformed by technology and the availability of big data.

Unpacking the Dilemma of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Access to Justice by Women in the Ghanaian Context

2021 ◽  
pp. 171-189
Author(s):  
John Kwame Boateng ◽  
Ernest Darkwa
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Cultural Dynamics ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Reduction Time ◽  
Remote Areas

The chapter explores the dilemma of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and access to justice for women in Ghana. It argues that introduction and use of ADR has contributed to improving access to justice with regards to reducing delays in formal court procedures, cost reduction, time saving, opening spaces for less-resourced individuals and groups, particularly women, to have access to justice. Above all, ADR does bring access to justice systems close to remote areas, serving the needs of disadvantaged individuals including women and others who are most vulnerable. However, the weaknesses and challenges in the formal legal system, coupled with the historical and cultural dynamics of the Ghanaian society, which is patriarchal in nature, have prevented mostly women from reaping the maximum benefits of ADR. Revisiting the challenges of the justice system and the historical and cultural norms of Ghana would help increase and enhance women's access to justice through ADR.

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