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From Common Law To Civil Law Jurisdictions: Court Adr On The Move In Germany, Nadja Alexander
From Common Law To Civil Law Jurisdictions: Court Adr On The Move In Germany, Nadja Alexander
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In Australia today, ADR processes are recognised not only as a distinct system of dispute resolution, but also as a system that interacts interdependently with the legal system. This is most clearly demonstrated in the context of court-related mediation, which is increasingly seen as an effective way to increase access to, participation in, and satisfaction with the way legal disputes are resolved. Cappelletti categorises ADR as the third wave in the worldwide access-to-justice movement. ADR provides a different approach and a different sort of justice for solving disputes — what Cappelletti labels ‘co-existential justice’.
Foskett V. Mckeown – Hard-Nosed Property Rights Or Unjust Enrichment?, Hang Wu Tang
Foskett V. Mckeown – Hard-Nosed Property Rights Or Unjust Enrichment?, Hang Wu Tang
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The recent judgment of the House of Lords in Foskett is extremely important as it straddles insurance law, property law, tracing and unjust enrichment. First, it establishes the proposition that it is possible to trace misappropriated moneys wrongfully paid as premiums into the proceeds of a policy. Second, two of the Law Lords contemplated the abolition of the distinction between the rules for tracing in law and tracing in equity. Third, the judgments of the Law Lords contain valuable guidance as to the context in which equitable ownership and the law of unjust enrichment should be viewed.
Book Review: The Handbook Of Conflict Resolution: Theory And Practice, Nadja Alexander
Book Review: The Handbook Of Conflict Resolution: Theory And Practice, Nadja Alexander
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No abstract provided.
Whose News About Justice? [Review Essay], Mark Findlay
Whose News About Justice? [Review Essay], Mark Findlay
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Review of two books: Whose News About Justice? Nicholas Cowdery (2001), Getting Justice Wrong, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, ISBN 1865083224 & Jock Collins, Greg Noble, Scott Poynting & Paul Tabar (2001), Kebabs, Kids, Cops and Crime, Pluto Press, Sydney, ISBN 1864031131.
What's Law Got To Do With It: Mapping Modern Mediation Movements In Civil And Common Law Jurisdictions, Nadja Alexander
What's Law Got To Do With It: Mapping Modern Mediation Movements In Civil And Common Law Jurisdictions, Nadja Alexander
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Context defines mediation and has a direct impact on how it is practised. National legal contexts reveal historically embedded systemic differences that can provide insights into the reasons behind the rapid expansion of mediation in common law jurisdictions, and the comparatively hesitant development of mediation in civil law jurisdictions. In this article I consider the legal and political forces behind the modern mediation movements in Australia and Germany: two countries that represent the common law and the civil law traditions respectively.
From Communities To Corporations: The Growth Of Mediation In Sri Lanka, Nadja Alexander
From Communities To Corporations: The Growth Of Mediation In Sri Lanka, Nadja Alexander
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In this article I will outline the development of modern mediation in Sri Lanka. I use the term mediation to mean facilitative mediation. Accordingly, for the purposes of this article, mediation does not include processes such as conciliation or evaluative mediation, which are used in Sri Lanka, for example in industrial dispute resolution practice.
From Communities To Corporations: The Growth Of Mediation In Sri Lanka, Nadja Alexander
From Communities To Corporations: The Growth Of Mediation In Sri Lanka, Nadja Alexander
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In this article I will outline the development of modern mediation in Sri Lanka. I use the term mediation to mean facilitative mediation. Accordingly, for the purposes of this article, mediation does not include processes such as conciliation or evaluative mediation, which are used in Sri Lanka, for example in industrial dispute resolution practice.
The Role Of Boards And Stakeholders In Corporate Governance, Victor C. S. Yeo, Pearlie M. C. Koh
The Role Of Boards And Stakeholders In Corporate Governance, Victor C. S. Yeo, Pearlie M. C. Koh
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This paper was written specifically for the OECD Third Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance, held in Singapore in April 2001, the theme of which was "the Role of Boards and Stakeholders in Corporate Governance". It goes without saying that a significant part of corporate governance is about managerial control and accountability. The duties imposed on directors, how Board members are chosen, Board composition, the interaction between members, the roles and responsibilities that Boards undertake, both as a whole and by their individual members, all have significant impact on the efficacy and propriety of the Board in fulfilling its functions. This …
When Do Rights Arise Under The Contracts (Rights Of Third Parties) Act 1999 (Uk)?, Tiong Min Yeo
When Do Rights Arise Under The Contracts (Rights Of Third Parties) Act 1999 (Uk)?, Tiong Min Yeo
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There are two aspects to the common law doctrine of privity of contract. The first, that a contract cannot impose liabilities on a third party, is not very controversial. The second, that in general a contract can only confer rights on parties to the contract even if it is clearly the intention of the contracting parties to benefit a third party, is highly controversial, and has been the subject of much judicial criticism.
The Institutionalization Of Mediation Developments In The Usa, Australia And Germany (In German), Nadja Alexander
The Institutionalization Of Mediation Developments In The Usa, Australia And Germany (In German), Nadja Alexander
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No abstract provided.
Juror Comprehension And Complexity: Strategies To Enhance Understanding, Mark Findlay
Juror Comprehension And Complexity: Strategies To Enhance Understanding, Mark Findlay
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Recent law reform debate proposes the complexity of trials as generally reducing juror comprehension. This in turn is said to impact on the accuracy of the verdict. The empirical studies of three very different jury systems examined in detail in the paper challenge these assumptions against problematic measures of complexity. Critics of the jury, particularly in commercial fraud trials, often take the issue of trial complexity as a given. The studies demonstrate that features of the trial which trouble jurors in terms of concentration, comprehension and decision making are consistent, while often specific to the trial and interrelated. The paper …
Rationalising Restitutionary Damages In Contract Law: An Elusive Or Illusory Ques, Andrew Phang, Pey Woan Lee
Rationalising Restitutionary Damages In Contract Law: An Elusive Or Illusory Ques, Andrew Phang, Pey Woan Lee
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The present article surveys various issues in the law relating to the award of restitutionary damages in contract law, utilising as its point of focus the recent House of Lords decision in Attorney-General v Blake. It explores, in particular, two possible (albeit quite different) routes towards the recovery of such damages; the first based on the (more traditional) compensatory basis and the second on the (more controversial) restitutionary basis for disgorgement of the defendant's gain. While we argue that there is, on a more general level, no overriding objection in principle to the award of restitutionary damages for cynical breach …
Synthesis In Trial Procedures? The Experience Of The International Criminal Tribunals, Mark Findlay
Synthesis In Trial Procedures? The Experience Of The International Criminal Tribunals, Mark Findlay
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Critical to analysing the recent synthesis of criminal trialprocedures is an understanding of the internationalisation of criminal law andprocedure. As well as the creation of international tribunals to investigateand try crimes of world significance, there is emerging an internationaljurisprudence on criminal law (and procedural hybrids to support and developthis) which require integrated analysis.
Regulation Of Religious Proselytism In The United States, Howard Hunter, Polly J. Price
Regulation Of Religious Proselytism In The United States, Howard Hunter, Polly J. Price
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Howard Hunter and Polly Price examine the components of the US legal system that affect proselytism, focusing on the contradictions between the constitutional protection of religious freedom and legal constraints on proselytism. Hunter and Price comprehensively review the regulation of proselytism in both public and private spaces in the United States, analyze the justifications for these regulations, and suggest probable future issues of debate regarding religious freedom. Additionally, Hunter and Price argue that the regulation of proselytism has led to a failure to protect religious minorities, and in some cases contributed to their persecution.
Mediation In Practice: Common Law And Civil Law Perspectives Compared, Nadja Alexander
Mediation In Practice: Common Law And Civil Law Perspectives Compared, Nadja Alexander
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Australian mediation practice is thriving. Effective forms of mediation are practised in court-connected schemes, in the public sector, in the community justice sector and in the private business sector. Indeed, no industry is excluded from the application of mediation. In contrast, Hoffmann-Riem laments that despite many years of discussions about ADR (alternative dispute resolution) in Germany, mediation plays a marginal role only. Further, Labes states that 'ADR mechanisms are relatively obscure methods in Germany.' The comparison between Australia and Germany is particularly interesting because it considers both a common law and a civil law tradition. This essay will discuss the …
The Statutory Derivative Action In Singapore: A Critical And Comparative Examination, Pearlie Koh
The Statutory Derivative Action In Singapore: A Critical And Comparative Examination, Pearlie Koh
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As a mechanism for shareholder control of corporate wrongs and thus as a tool of corporate governance, the statutory derivative action has had much international attention given to it, particularly in the last 10 years. Singapore introduced its statutory derivative action in 1993 and since then, there have been two reported cases in which the action was invoked. In this paper, I consider the Singapore derivative action as contained in sections 216A and 216B of the Singapore Companies Act. The approach taken is a comparative one as I also look at the statutory derivative actions in Australia and other common …