Town mediation in Taiwan
Absztrakt :
The primary aim of this paper is to demonstrate theways in which historical roots and social context havehad an impact on mediation in Taiwan. During theinvestigation, the history, legal environment, andeveryday practice of mediation were analyzed with par-ticular attention to an out-of-court alternative disputeresolution method: town mediation. As the findings ofa literature review and the qualitative field work con-firm, town mediation only adheres to some principlesof professionalism, and only to a limited extent. How-ever, some specific features of town mediation that suc-cessfully contribute to peaceful conflict resolution arealso discussed.
The primary aim of this paper is to demonstrate theways in which historical roots and social context havehad an impact on mediation in Taiwan. During theinvestigation, the history, legal environment, andeveryday practice of mediation were analyzed with par-ticular attention to an out-of-court alternative disputeresolution method: town mediation. As the findings ofa literature review and the qualitative field work con-firm, town mediation only adheres to some principlesof professionalism, and only to a limited extent. How-ever, some specific features of town mediation that suc-cessfully contribute to peaceful conflict resolution arealso discussed.