MEDIATION IN THE BALTIC STATES: DEVELOPMENTS AND CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTATION
Summary: Summary: 1. Introduction. – 2. European Mediation Policy and Its Implementation in the Baltic States. – 3. Mediation Models in the Baltic States. – 3.1. Mediation in Lithuania. – 3.1.1. Mediation in Civil Justice. – 3.1.2. Mediation in Administrative Justice. – 3.1.3. Mediation in Criminal Justice. – 3.2. Mediation in Latvia. – 3.2.1. Mediation in Civil Justice. – 3.2.2. Mediation in Administrative Justice. – 3.2.3. Mediation in Criminal Justice. – 3.3. Mediation in Estonia. – 3.2.1. Mediation in Civil Justice. – 3.2.2. Mediation in Administrative Justice. – 3.2.3. Mediation in Criminal Justice. – 4. Comparison of the Developed Mediation Models in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia and Recommendations for the Future. – 5. Conclusions
Abstract
This article explores the response of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to major European initiatives in the field of mediation. Accordingly, the paper examines EU attempts to foster mediation and introduces the process and the outcome of the implementation of the Mediation Directive (as the main legal instrument of setting the unified standards for mediation in the EU) in the aforementioned Baltic States.
Research commenced with a review of the existing literature, followed by an analysis of mediation models currently being implemented in the three Baltic States. A comparative analysis of the models presented by the authors and a discussion of common issues and challenges enabled us to draw certain conclusions.
Throughout, the paper considers key developments in the implementation of mediation and presents an analysis of what are considered to be the main challenges that need to be addressed. This research assists dispute resolution practitioners and researchers who are interested in better understanding how different countries are implementing mediation practices and processes.
About Authors
Agnė Tvaronavičienė – Professor of the Law School and Head of Mediation and Sustainable Dispute Resolution Laboratory at Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania a.tvaronaviciene@mruni.eu https://orcid.org/0000- 0002-5489-5570. Corresponding author, responsible for investigation and formal analysis.
The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the descriptions and manuscript are accurate and agreed upon by all authors. Competing interests: The author declares there is no conflict of interest. Disclaimer: The author declares that her opinion and views expressed in this manuscript are free of any impact of any organizations.
Natalija Kaminskienė – Professor of the Law School at Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania natalijak@ mruni.eu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0198-8271. Co-author, responsible for investigation and formal analysis. Competing interests: The author declares there is no conflict of interest. Disclaimer: The author declares that her opinion and views expressed in this manuscript are free of any impact of any organizations.
Dana Rone – Associate Professor of the Faculty of Law at Turiba University, Latvia dana.rone@latnet.lv. Co- author, responsible for investigation and formal analysis of Latvian legislation and practice. Competing interests: The author declares there is no conflict of interest. Disclaimer: The author declares that her opinion and views expressed in this manuscript are free of any impact of any organizations.
Rea Uudeküll – Coordinator at Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia rea.uudekull@sotsiaalkindlustusamet.ee. Co- author, responsible for investigation and formal analysis of Estonian legislation and practice. Competing interests: The author declares there is no conflict of interest. Disclaimer: The author declares that her opinion and views expressed in this manuscript are free of any impact of any organizations.
Translation: The content of this article was translated by the co-authors.
Funding: The co-authors received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The Journal provides funding for this article publication.
Managing editor – Dr. Tetiana Tsuvina. English Editor – Dr. Sarah White.
Copyright: © 2022 A Tvaronavičienė, N Kaminskienė, D Rone, R Uudeküll. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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A Tvaronavičienė, N Kaminskienė, D Rone, R Uudeküll ‘Mediation in the Baltic States: developments and challenges of implementation’ 2022 4 (16) Access to Justice in Eastern Europe 68-86. https://doi.org/10.33327/AJEE-18-5.4-a000427
