Public and Private Justice

The present book is unique in its kind. It brings together views and ideas regarding dispute resolution in modern societies from some old, some new and some future Member States of the European Union. The authors of this book address the delivery of justice by the state courts and alternative dispute resolution from different perspectives. The underlying assumption of the book is that both types of dispute resolution mechanisms public justice and private justice collaborate and contribute to the same goal, i.e. the establishment of a fair and effective justice system. The main focus of this book is on the presentation of current developments in the national justice systems of various European countries and their comparison and evaluation. Particular emphasis is put on legal, political and economic processes in the transition and post-transition countries. The underlying idea is to analyze not only the norms, laws and regulations, but also the role and the actual functioning of the la