Access to justice through technology is a growing topic of interest worldwide. Based on a user-centric approach, this paper explores the needs and challenges for micro, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to deal efficiently and fairly with disputes. We put forth a framework to design an...

Judicial mediation involving a judge acting as a mediator in a court dispute has been implemented in many jurisdictions worldwide as a way to overcome access to justice challenges. This innovation has raised many debates on the changing role of the judge built on either its congruence with or...

On 3 February 2010, a group of countries representing 88 distinct World Trade Organization (WTO) Members presented a proposal for procedures for the facilitation of solutions to non-tariff barrier disputes. This proposal is in line with Paragraph 16 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration which...

Working Group 3 (WG3) of the Task Force on Mixed Mod Dispute Resolution explores the topic of mediators using non-binding evaluations and making settlement proposals as a form of mixedmode dispute resolution. Mediators employing such techniques might express their assessment of the strength of a...