<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article deals with the systematical problem of an acceptance and impementation of foreign law instruments in EU, incoming from Anglo-American law system. Supporting partial methods of the ADR, European legislative is focusing on the mediation and using this method in civil procedure law, especially in family law matters. The practitioners have accepted the idea of mediation as a part of civil law procedure without analyzing or studying the real nature of this method or instrument. The study is looking into the problematics of the Multi-Door Courthouse model and comparing it with European situation in the member states. It is also trying to find the best possible future ways for the development in the area of mediation with the reflection of the results of the implementation of the European mediation directive.</p></abstract>

The article deals with the systematical problem of an acceptance and impementation of foreign law instruments in EU, incoming from Anglo-American law system. Supporting partial methods of the ADR, European legislative is focusing on the mediation and using this method in civil procedure law, especially in family law matters. The practitioners have accepted the idea of mediation as a part of civil law procedure without analyzing or studying the real nature of this method or instrument. The study is looking into the problematics of the Multi-Door Courthouse model and comparing it with European situation in the member states. It is also trying to find the best possible future ways for the development in the area of mediation with the reflection of the results of the implementation of the European mediation directive.

Multi-Door Courthouse established through the European Mediation Directive?

Faculty of Law, Palacký University in Olomouc,

International and Comparative Law Review

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The article deals with the systematical problem of an acceptance and impementation of foreign law instruments in EU, incoming from Anglo-American law system....

Multi-Door Courthouse established through the European Mediation Directive?

Published Online: Feb 07, 2017

Page range: 127 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0009

Keywords
Multi-Door Courthouse, European mediation directive, mediation, dispute resolution, appropriate dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution, European Union member states, pre-steps to the court, benefits of arbitration, mediation pledge

© 2016 Michal Malacka, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Multi-Door Courthouse established through the European Mediation Directive?

Published Online: Feb 07, 2017

Page range: 127 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0009

KeywordsMulti-Door Courthouse, European mediation directive, mediation, dispute resolution, appropriate dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution, European Union member states, pre-steps to the court, benefits of arbitration, mediation pledge

© 2016 Michal Malacka, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Multi-Door Courthouse, European mediation directive, mediation, dispute resolution, appropriate dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution, European Union member states, pre-steps to the court, benefits of arbitration, mediation pledge