Arbitration and mediation as alternatives to public jurisdiction

The resolution of conflicts with the help of the courts is usually not only time-consuming and costly, but also emotionally stressful. Despite the resulting need to resolve disputes out of court, the proportion of arbitration and mediation proceedings is negligible in relation to the number of court proceedings initiated.

While a change can certainly be assumed here regarding mediation in relation to family law matters, commercial disputes are still relatively rarely resolved by way of mediation or arbitration.

(By Dr Helmut Schwärzler, published in Liechtenstein Journal 4/2011)