Open AccessMerging Formality and Informality in Dispute Resolution
Author(s) -
Yoshitaka Wada
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
victoria university of wellington law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-3082
pISSN - 1171-042X
DOI - 10.26686/vuwlr.v27i1.6119
Subject(s) - formality , dispute resolution , alternative dispute resolution , perspective (graphical) , resolution (logic) , online dispute resolution , dispute mechanism , law and economics , political science , sociology , epistemology , law , computer science , philosophy , artificial intelligence
From a legal sociologist's perspective of focusing on the views of the participants themselves, this article considers the various positions adopted with respect to Alternative Dispute Resolution, identifies unexplored issues, and argues that a dynamic view of dispute resolution implies the need for considerable fusion of formal and informal aspects in almost all dispute resolution processes.