THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF JUDICIAL MEDIATION IN HUNGARIAN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS
THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF JUDICIAL MEDIATION IN HUNGARIAN CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

Summary/Abstract: Since 1999, the European Union has issued various guidelines to Member States to develop alternative procedures to improve access to justice. As a result, in 2008 the Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters was adopted, allowing Member States to develop rules on mediation in court proceedings. Member States had until 21 May 2011 to transpose the Directive into their national legislation, which most Member States, including Hungary, have done. The study examines the court mediation procedure in Hungary as one of the most prominent instruments of alternative dispute resolution, with special regard to its origin in the European Union, its Hungarian regulation, and its integration into civil litigation. Using national statistical data, the research presents the practical functioning and experiences of Hungarian court mediation (2014-2023).

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