<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The frustration in Polish society arising from excessive costs of conducting court proceedings and lengthy delays for dispute resolution has resulted in a genuine limitation in access to judicial justice for citizens. This paper argues that the answer to the dilemma between ensuring both justice and efficiency lies in language being a tool for the active participation of the parties in building mutual trust and shaping solutions in conflictual circumstances. How should the postulate of effective communication leading to dispute resolution in modern justice be achieved? The authors present the advantages of oral communication in proceedings on the way to finding agreement, pointing out the content and quality of language that make dispute resolution possible.</p></abstract>

The frustration in Polish society arising from excessive costs of conducting court proceedings and lengthy delays for dispute resolution has resulted in a genuine limitation in access to judicial justice for citizens. This paper argues that the answer to the dilemma between ensuring both justice and efficiency lies in language being a tool for the active participation of the parties in building mutual trust and shaping solutions in conflictual circumstances. How should the postulate of effective communication leading to dispute resolution in modern justice be achieved? The authors present the advantages of oral communication in proceedings on the way to finding agreement, pointing out the content and quality of language that make dispute resolution possible.

Language as an Instrument for Dispute Resolution in Modern Justice

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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The frustration in Polish society arising from excessive costs of conducting court proceedings and lengthy delays for dispute resolution has resulted in a...

Language as an Instrument for Dispute Resolution in Modern Justice

Published Online: Apr 24, 2018

Page range: 41 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/slgr-2017-0041

Keywords
legal language, Alternative Dispute Resolution, communication in dispute, dispute resolution, oral proceedings

© 2017 Anna K. Drabarz et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Language as an Instrument for Dispute Resolution in Modern Justice

Published Online: Apr 24, 2018

Page range: 41 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/slgr-2017-0041

Keywordslegal language, Alternative Dispute Resolution, communication in dispute, dispute resolution, oral proceedings

© 2017 Anna K. Drabarz et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
legal language, Alternative Dispute Resolution, communication in dispute, dispute resolution, oral proceedings