The essence and scope of self-determination principle in mediation

Abstract

Party self-determination in the mediation process is one of the five philosophies of mediation among voluntariness, confidentiality, neutrality and a unique solution, and all these principles are intrinsically linked. The principle of self-determination distinguishes mediation from litigation, arbitration, as well as other alternative dispute resolution methods. Also, self-determination enables parties to proceed in mediation with the most effective possible result for them. The parties enjoy the broadest possible spectrum of ways to communicate, receive advice and opinions, advocate its own interests, and reflect the position of the opposite party. To maintain parties’ self-determination is the obligation of a mediator according to the ethics codes and mediation rules. Though the scope of such functions as to determine the capacity of a party to participate, and whether giving a mediators’ variant of dispute solution remain the point of discussion for researchers and practitioners. The role of parties’ self-determination principle also is to determine the model of mediation, e.g. evaluative, facilitative etc. In the article, the analysis of Ukrainian draft Law “On Mediation” has been done concerning the establishment of parties’ self-determination principle.

Authors and Affiliations

Н. А. Мазаракі

Keywords

Related Articles

Issues of legal regulation of the payer of tax on immovable property other than land: comparative analysis and solutions

The article analyzes the normative fixing of the generic definition of the taxpayer and makes a comparative analysis of the legal regulation of the taxpayer for immovable property, different from the land plot in Ukraine...

Basic postulates of the theory of religious economy in the sociology of religion

The article defines the concept of “religious economy” and outlines its cognitive function - the basic concept of the theory of religious economy. The postulate of compensators is explained which explains the functions o...

The concept of minimal state according to libertarian views of Robert Nozick.

This article analyzes the concept of minimal state elaborated by American scientist Robert Nozick in his book “Anarchy, State, Utopia”. The characteristics of libertarianism as a socio-political school were analyzed. The...

The preparatory stage of presentation of a person for identification in the investigation of crimes against morality

The scientific article is devoted illumination of some aspects of the investigation of crimes against morality. The organizational and tactical especially of the producing for identification at the investigation of this...

The essence of the principle of the effectiveness of law. Time aspect

In the paper, questions of the effectiveness of legal prescriptions, which are very relevant for Ukraine, are investigated. The effectiveness of law as a social phenomenon includes a whole range of issues, ranging from l...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP445657
  • DOI -
  • Views 108
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

Н. А. Мазаракі (2017). The essence and scope of self-determination principle in mediation. Вісник Національного технічного університету України “Київський політехнічний інститут”. Політологія. Соціологія. Право., 3(), 94-97. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-445657