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Mediation, as a prominent 'alternative dispute resolution' (ADR) process, has been spreading across various legal jurisdictions in Australia and overseas. Because both the process and the outcome are seen to be 'owned' by the disputants, it has been assessed by Australian governments as being appropriate to the decentralised industrial relations systems developed in the 1990's. This led to proposals to create independent mediation services that would supplement the conciliation-arbitration service available in the Federal and South Australian industrial relation commissions. This study canvassed these proposals in light of the various benefits claimed for mediation and explored the confused usage of the terms mediation and conciliation in relation to industrial disputes. The specific focus, however, was to examine the possible effect of the imbalance of power inherent in the employer-employee relationship upon the fairness of outcome from mediation - and how the method of paying the mediator might impact upon this fairness. / thesis (MConflictManagement)--University of South Australia, 2002.

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Mediation, as a prominent 'alternative dispute resolution' (ADR) process, has been spreading across various legal jurisdictions in Australia and overseas. Because both the process and the outcome are seen to be 'owned' by the disputants, it has been assessed by Australian governments as being appropriate to the decentralised industrial relations systems developed in the 1990's. This led to proposals to create independent mediation services that would supplement the conciliation-arbitration service available in the Federal and South Australian industrial relation commissions. This study canvassed these proposals in light of the various benefits claimed for mediation and explored the confused usage of the terms mediation and conciliation in relation to industrial disputes. The specific focus, however, was to examine the possible effect of the imbalance of power inherent in the employer-employee relationship upon the fairness of outcome from mediation - and how the method of paying the mediator might impact upon this fairness. / Thesis (MConflictManagement)--University of South Australia, 2002.

Zugl.: Heidelberg, University, Diss., 2006.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2003. / Chair: Hagen Koo. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 259-282).

Tesis (licenciatura en derecho)--Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record.

Tesis (licenciatura en derecho)--Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record.

Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1992. / Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Title from title screen (viewed on 27 Mar. 2006) "Master of arts in arbitration and dispute resolution." Includes bibliographical references.