Legal Scope of the Mediation and Problem of Applicability

Abstract

Mediation can be described as a multi-functional legal tool serving the mission of law, which is to ensure public balance, justice and order. This is possible owing to the legal nature of mediation, because it is essential not to merely solve a dispute but to understand its cause during the mediation process. Nowadays, mediation is equally effective in cases associated with civil disputes and criminal offences to attain understanding-based reconciliation between the victim and the perpetrator. However, the voluntary nature of mediation may hinder the achievement of a positive result in some situations. The aim of this article is to examine the legal scope of mediation with a view to determining to which extent mediation can be applied in civil and criminal proceedings and answering the question of whether possibilities offered by mediation are effectively used by law. The added value of mediation is the alignment of parties' interests by means of active cooperation and the elimination of the cause of the dispute. Contrary to enforcement mechanisms, such as the execution of court rulings, mediation enables more effective use of possibilities provided by law as a social system and alleviation of tension caused by disputes in society. This research employs general scientific methods, such as analysis, induction and deduction and interpretation of law. The research is based on legislation, scientific literature and case-law.

Ways of Public-Law Dispute Resolution

“…In other words, public law is associated with the realization of public authority (state power and local self-government) and is characterized by the influence of the imperative method of legal regulation, which is an original, constitutive feature of public law and determines the nature of public-legal relations 5 . Thus, public law is the set of legal institutions, rules and norms that underpins the functioning of a structured governmental and organizational system by which the purpose of securing public order and ultimately the realization and protection of human rights is achieved through the use of the imperative method 6 .…”

Nepilngadīgo pacientu un ārstniecības personu tiesisko attiecību problemātika ārstniecības procesā. Promocijas darbs

“…Savos darbos autore atzīmē, ka vārds "pacients" norāda uz nevienlīdzību attiecībās starp veselības aprūpes pakalpojuma sniedzēju un personu, kas to saņem. 63 Jāpiekrīt, ka lietojot vārdu "pacients" nepilngadīgo kontekstā, ar visu veidu veselības aprūpes pakalpojumiem tiek aktivizēts mehānisms, kur, piemēram, ārstniecības persona, profesionālis zina, ko darīt, un attiecīgi rīkojas, savukārt veselības aprūpes pakalpojumu saņēmējs jeb nepilngadīgais pacients rīkojas atbilstoši norādēm, kas jo vairāk norāda uz nepilngadīgā pacienta pasivitāti, kas saistīta ar trešo personu iejaukšanos ārstniecības procesa ietvaros.…”