Balancing the Scales of Procedural and Substantive Justice: Assessing the Efficacy of Civil Mediation Reform

Professor Ali, Shahla   (Principal Investigator (PI))

Professor Fu Hualing   (Co-Investigator)

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2015-08-25

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Balancing the Scales of Procedural and Substantive Justice: Assessing the Efficacy of Civil Mediation Reform

Civil Justice Reform, Comparative Law, Empirical Methods, Mediation, Perceptions of Justice

Law

Humanities & Social Sciences (H)

17603215

General Research Fund (GRF)

2015

Completed

1) To understand how and in what way the approach to civil mediation reform (court-mandated, encouraged, or voluntary) impacts the quality of the resolution process, including judicial efficiency, confidence in courts, and perceptions of justice in East Asian and Western contexts. 2) To identify common and conflicting policies, approaches and principles of civil justice reform in relation to mediation case management and administration. 3) To distil best practices in the form of civil justice reform recommendations.