Description:
Exploring mediation and related practices of conflict regulation, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach that includes historical, legal, anthropological and international perspectives. The book observes historical and current relations between mediation and the criminal justice system and provides anthropological perspectives and case studies to explore mediation and arbitration in international arenas.
Brief description:
Karl Härter is Professor, Research Group Leader and Senior Research Scientist at the Max-Planck-Institute for European Legal History in Frankfurt/Main and a member of the International Max Planck Research School on Retaliation, Mediation and Punishment, Halle/Germany.
Review Quotes:
"A very nice compilation of interesting articles on mediation and related practices of third-party conflict regulation from various perspectives, including legal, anthropological, sociological, historical, psychological and philosophical perspective." - Daniel Girsberger, University of Lucerne
"This edited volume makes an important contribution to the literature on mediation by offering interdisciplinary perspectives, both in comparison and in dialogue with one another." - Ronald Niezen, McGill University