( Mediator) The diploma thesis deals with the person mediator who is key and indispensable in the process of mediation. Mediation is currently an increasingly relevant topic as one of the alternative ways of resolving disputes. Its use in practice could help to reduce the number of cases that courts have to deal with. With growing interest in mediation, the mediator's profession is becoming publicly aware. The aim of the thesis was to analyze the mediator role in mediation in the Czech Republic. The thesis is divided into 6 chapters. The first chapter explains the concept of mediation, the status of mediator and the division of mediators into different types that occur in our territory. The mediator must meet the conditions for the exercise of the profession by law. The main one is the successful passing of the exam, which is described in more detail in the second chapter. An important role in mediation is played by fundamental principles such as volunteering, impartiality, and unbiased, confidentiality and informality. Their adherence is crucial to the profession of mediator. The mediator has certain rights and obligations under the law. Major duties include a duty of confidentiality. The content, scope, and limits are described in Chapter 4. The following fifth chapter examines the mediator's...

The thesis tries to analyse dispute over path of the D3 highway through locality of Posázaví. Discussion about this topic was talked over in media space for over twenty-five years. Many actors from public, governmental and political sphare participated in the discussion over the time. Thesis use analysis of local press andother other resources to create complex picture of the dispute including actors a their actions wih primary focus on description of argumetns and topics with their developement. Deeper analysis with use of other literature will be inherent. Secondary purpose of the thesis will be describe conflict from historic perspective and name main actors with their arguments.

In the following, I want to consider the establishment, stabilisation and semantic weighting of borders of normality as part of the education dispute in Baden-Württemberg. Within the spectrum of the normal, borders require both legitimisation and semantic solidification to obtain societal validity. I will focus on symbolic boundaries, which permeate social order and create hierarchies between groups in society. “Symbolic boundaries are often used to enforce, maintain, normalize, or rationalize social boundaries as exemplified by the use of culture markers in class distinctions […] or cognitive stereotyping in gender inequalities.” (Lamont/Molnár 2002: 186) Such boundaries manifest as part of a society’s social order and entail consequences of in- and exclusion. They cause a classification and aggregation of individuals, which imply social difference and real-world effects for those affected. My analysis explores the question of how symbolic borders are drawn in the aforementioned dispute and how the separation as well as differentiation among two groups – homosexuals and heterosexuals – are constructed and legitimized. For this purpose, I refer to the results of a discourse analysis conducted with newspaper articles about the education dispute in Baden-Württemberg.

Includes bibliographical references / The absence of appropriate and effective mechanisms for consumer disputes in a legal system can result in a denial of access to justice. Consumers struggle to have their disputes settled because most of their claims are of small value and some consumers are low-income earners. Costs of litigating a claim in the formal court system are very high and the procedural formalities involved hinder consumers‟access to justice. As a result, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) seems to address that challenge as an appropriate approach to consumer disputes because it promises cost effective, efficient and fast mechanisms of resolving disputes. The purpose of this study is to examine the role of alternative dispute resolution in Lesotho in consumer protection. This is achieved by examining the available dispute resolution processes and how they function. Also, this study makes a comparison with the South African law regulating consumer protection in particular dispute resolution. It discusses ADR in consumer protection at international level as contained in the OECD report and EU Directives. The problem that exists in the market place is that bargaining power favours the sellers. As a result there are laws in place that protect consumers against manipulative or fraudulent sellers, but those laws do not mean anything to consumers if they cannot be enforced through proper channels for their benefit. Therefore, there have been various ADR mechanisms adopted by different legal systems in order to assist consumers to fully realise their rights. Some of these ADR mechanisms might be appropriate for consumer disputes but are very advanced and are not appropriate for a country like Lesotho due to the nature of consumers there and the country‟s economy. Despite South Africa being more economically developed compared to Lesotho it has introduced some of the ADR procedures which are easy to establish and seem to be working well to address consumers‟ claims. As a result, this study would recommend Lesotho to amend its laws in relation to consumer dispute resolution and revise Consumer policy which has been adopted recently.

In terms of the South African Constitution, every worker has the right to strike. This right is regulated in the Labour Relations Act. Workers engaged in essential services are prohibited from striking. The prohibition does not apply if a minimum service level agreement, guaranteeing services in the event of a strike, has been concluded between employers and trade unions. The Essential Services Committee, established under the Labour Relations Act ( the Act), must ratify these agreements before they become effective. More than two decades after the LRA was promulgated, very few ratified minimum service level agreements have been concluded in the municipal sector. This study explores the reasons for this and suggests legislative and policy interventions that could be considered on a sector wide basis. The study is by way of a single-case study of a metropolitan municipality. Data were obtained from two sources: 14 semi-structured interviews with participants and from an analysis of documents relevant to the regulation of essential services. The study established that the legislative framework for regulating essential services in South Africa is consistent with the principles and decisions laid down by the International Labour Organisation. It however does not provide guidelines for determining minimum service levels. An apparent unevenness between the representatives of the negotiating counterparts exists in the municipal sector in South Africa. Many of the party representatives negotiating minimum service levels, do not work in designated essential services or possess relevant technical skills. The findings of the study suggest steps that could be taken to strengthen the capacity of the Essential Services Committee to assist parties in the municipal sector to conclude minimum service agreements and build the negotiating capacity of the parties. The study also makes recommendations regarding improved participation by essential service workers and the broader community in the process.

Magister Legum - LLM / The judicial court system in South Africa is overburdened, which results in parties having to wait for long periods of time to have their matters settled or even heard. Furthermore, the cost of litigation in South Africa is immense, which prevents the biggest part of the population from access to justice in line with s 34 of the Constitution of 1996. Therefore, alternative methods of dispute resolution are worth looking into. This paper will compare the mediation system of South Africa with that of Germany. This will allow for a better insight in regard to mediation within South Africa, which can help to address the above stated problems.

Le contentieux du contrat administratif a fait l’objet d’une restructuration qui se traduit par un phénomène de subjectivisation. Celui-ci repose sur une spécialisation des actions. Ce mouvement s’est construit en opposition avec la figure traditionnelle du requérant co-participant à la mise en œuvre du principe de légalité. Cette spécialisation des actions s’exprime d’abord par un renforcement des conditions d’appréciation de l’existence de l’action et se manifeste ensuite, de manière éloquente, au stade de l’examen des moyens. Enfin, le juge administratif a centré son office sur la norme contractuelle dont il détermine, à l’appui des pouvoirs dont il s’est doté et au regard des « circonstances de l’espèce », l’opportunité de son maintien dans l’ordre juridique. Il apparait ainsi que les modalités du contrôle juridictionnel de l’administration ont changé : il ne s’agit plus de contrôler un rapport de norme à norme mais de mettre en rapport une norme à la situation concrète dont le juge est saisi. Cette subjectivisation du contentieux accompagne la mutation du contrat administratif, objet du litige. En effet, l’étude des rapports entre le contrat administratif et le marché a mis en lumière la manière dont la notion de contrat administratif a été restructurée autour du marché concurrentiel. Le contrat administratif, en tant que contrat, s’appuie sur le marché concurrentiel avec la perspective de mieux satisfaire l’intérêt général. Son caractère administratif lui permet, dans le même temps, de faire prévaloir l’intérêt général sur le marché, lorsque celui-ci n’est pas en mesure de répondre aux impératifs poursuivis par l’action publique. Le contrat administratif permet à l’État de composer avec le marché, tout autant qu’il maintient les possibilités de s’y opposer. Aussi, la subjectivisation du contentieux intervient à rebours de l’objectivisme du contrat administratif, tel que pensé dans le marché concurrentiel. Le juge administratif a ainsi confirmé son rôle d’organe protecteur des intérêts étatiques. En dernière analyse, la mutation du contrôle juridictionnel de l’administration se fait l’écho de la mutation même du rôle de l’État et de son administration, dans son rapport au marché. / The litigation of the administrative contract has been the subject of a restructuring which is reflected in a phenomenon of subjectivization. This is based on a specialization of actions. This movement was constructed in opposition to the traditional figure of the applicant co-participating in the implementation of the principle of legality. This specialization of the actions is expressed first of all by a strengthening of the conditions of appreciation of the existence of the action and is then eloquently manifested in the examination of the defense. Finally, the administrative judge focused his function on the contractual norm. He determines, regarding his jurisdictional powers and in the light of the “circumstances of the case”, if the contract has to be kept in the legal order. Therefore, the terms of the jurisdictional control of the administration have changed: the judge is not anymore analyzing a norm to norm relation but a norm to concrete situation relation. This subjectivization of the litigation accompanies the mutation of the administrative contract, object of the litigation. Indeed, the study of the relationship between the administrative contract and the market has revealed how the notion of administrative contract has been restructured around the competitive market. As a contract, the administrative contract relies on the competitive market with the aim of better satisfying the general interest. Its administrative nature allows, at the same time, to impose the general interest to the market, when it is not able to respond to the imperatives pursued by public action. The administrative contract allows the state to be a part of the market, as well as to oppose it. The subjectivization of the litigation contravenes the objectivism of the administrative contract in a competitive approach. The administrative judge confirmed his role as a legal body protecting state interests. Ultimately, the mutation of the administration’s jurisdictional control reflects the evolution in the role of the state and its administration in its relationship to the market.

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Thesis (LLD)--Stellenbosch University, 2012. / Includes bibliography / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South African law does not recognise an inherent right to the existing, unobstructed view from a property. Nevertheless, seemingly in disregard of this general principle, property owners often attempt to protect such views and courts sometimes in fact grant orders that provide such protection. This dissertation aims to establish whether South African law does indeed not acknowledge a right to a view and whether there are any exceptions to the general rule against the recognition of the right to a view. The principle that the existing view from a property is not an inherent property right is rooted in Roman and Roman-Dutch law. This principle was received in early South African case law. Inconsistency in the application of the principle in recent case law renders its development uncertain. An analysis of recent decisions shows that the view from a property is sometimes protected in terms of servitudes or similar devices, or by virtue of legislation. In other instances, property owners attempt to prevent the erection of a neighbouring building that will interfere with their existing views, based either on a substantive right or an administrative shortcoming. When the protection of view is based on a limited real right (servitudes or similar devices) or legislation, it is generally effective and permanent. Conversely, when it is founded on a substantive right to prevent building on neighbouring land or an administrative irregularity rendering a neighbouring building objectionable, the protection is indirect and temporary. A comparative study confirms that the position regarding the protection of view is similar in English and Dutch law. Constitutional analysis in terms of the methodology developed by the Constitutional Court in FNB indicates that cases where view is protected are not in conflict with section 25(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. The investigation concludes with an evaluation of policy considerations which show that the position with regard to a right to a view in South African law is rooted in legitimate policy rationales. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: 'n Inherente reg op die bestaande, onbelemmerde uitsig vanaf 'n eiendom word nie deur die Suid-Afrikaanse reg erken nie. Desnieteenstaande poog eienaars dikwels om die uitsig vanaf hul eiendomme te beskerm en soms staan die howe bevele tot dien effekte toe. Dit skep die indruk dat die Suid-Afrikaanse reg wel die bestaande uitsig vanaf 'n eiendom as 'n inherente eiendomsreg erken of dat sodanige uitsig minstens onder sekere omstandighede beskerm kan word. Hierdie verhandeling het ten doel om onsekerhede betreffende die algemene beginsel oor 'n reg op uitsig uit die weg te ruim en om lig te werp op gevalle waar 'n onbelemmerde uitsig wel beskerm word. Die Romeinse en Romeins-Hollandse reg het nie 'n reg op uitsig erken nie. Hierdie posisie is deur vroeë regspraak in die Suid-Afrikaanse regstelsel opgeneem. 'n Ondersoek na latere Suid-Afrikaanse regspraak toon egter aan dat howe wel onder sekere omstandighede, skynbaar strydig met die gemeenregtelike beginsel, beskerming aan die onbelemmerde uitsig vanaf eiendomme verleen. 'n Eerste kategorie sake behels gevalle waar die uitsig vanaf 'n eiendom deur 'n beperkte saaklike reg, in die vorm van 'n serwituut of 'n soortgelyke maatreël, of ingevolge wetgewing beskerm word. In 'n tweede kategorie sake word die beskerming van 'n uitsig deur middel van 'n aanval op die goedkeuring van 'n buureienaar se bouplanne bewerkstellig. Sodanige aanval kan óf op 'n substantiewe reg óf op 'n administratiewe tekortkoming berus. Die onderskeie kategorieë verskil wat betref die doelmatigheid en omvang van die beskerming wat verleen word. 'n Saaklike reg of wetgewing verleen meestal effektiewe en permanente beskerming. Hierteenoor het 'n aanval op die goedkeuring van 'n buureienaar se bouplanne hoogstens indirekte en tydelike beskerming van die uitsig tot gevolg. Regsvergelyking bevestig dat die Engelse en Nederlandse reg die Suid-Afrikaanse posisie ten opsigte van'n reg op uitsig tot 'n groot mate eggo. Grondwetlike analise aan die hand van die FNB-metodologie dui daarop dat die gevalle waar uitsig wel beskerming geniet nie strydig is met artikel 25(1) van die Grondwet van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika, 1996 nie. Bowendien regverdig beleidsgronde die behoud van die huidige beginsel in die Suid-Afrikaanse reg.

A presente dissertação investiga a possibilidade jurídica e as limitações da utilização de meios consensuais para resolução de conflitos que tenham a Administração Pública como parte. Mais especificamente, a dissertação tratará da escolha entre valer-se de meios consensuais para a solução do conflito ou de relegá-lo a um meio adjudicatório, especialmente o processo judicial. No primeiro capítulo, o trabalho situa a adoção dos meios consensuais pela Administração Pública no contexto de desenvolvimento das ADRs no Brasil, com influência da experiência norte-americana. No segundo, trata de revisitar alguns dogmas do Direito Administrativo que possam configurar óbices à adoção dos meios consensuais, como a legalidade estrita e a supremacia do interesse público, bem como situar novamente o tema no contexto de expansão da atuação administrativa consensual. O terceiro capítulo apresenta conceitos importantes para compreender a questão como: interesse público e indisponibilidade; meios adjudicatórios de solução de conflitos; meios consensuais de solução de conflitos (negociação, mediação e conciliação). No quarto capítulo, serão abordadas as limitações que o regime de direito público impõe à adoção de meios consensuais pela Administração Pública. O quinto capítulo traz um contraponto aos meios consensuais, relatando algumas críticas e riscos de sua adoção. Por fim, o sexto capítulo relata pesquisa empírica realizada na Procuradoria-Geral do Município de São Paulo com a finalidade de revelar experiências e óbices práticos à adoção de meios consensuais. / This essay investigates the legal possibility and limitations of the use of consensual mechanisms of dispute resolution by Public Administration as one of the parties. More specifically, the essay addresses the choice between using consensual mechanisms to resolve the dispute or relegate it to adjudication, especially the judicial process. In the first chapter, the essay poses the use of consensual mechanisms by Public Administration in the context of ADRs development in Brazil, influenced by north american experience. In the second chapter, the essay revisits some tenets of Administrative Law that may constitute obstacles to the adoption of consensual mechanisms, such as strict legality and the supremacy of the public interest, and also poses the issue in the context of the expansion of consensual administrative action. The third chapter presents important concepts to understand the issue, such as: public interest and availability; adjudicatory mechanisms of dispute resolution; consensual mechanisms of dispute resolution (negotiation, mediation and conciliation). The fourth chapter adresses the limitations imposed by Public Law to the adoption of consensual mechanisms by Public Administration. The fifth chapter provides a counterpoint to consensual mechanisms, reporting some criticism and risks of its adoption. Finally, the sixth chapter reports empirical research conducted at São Paulo Citys Attorney General Office in order to reveal experiences and practical obstacles to the adoption of consensual mechanisms.