The Management of a Mediation Organization According to the Italian Law

Piera Pellegrinelli

Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy..

DOI: 10.4236/blr.2012.34024                

Abstract

The article follows the aim to explain the management of a mediation organization according to the Italian law. Rules and regulations concerning mediation organizations are briefly and concisely outlined in item III, Legislative Decree No. 28 of 4 March 2010, which is the main measure. Italy has than introduced different rules which provide a better definition of the running of a mediation organization: Ministerial Decree No. 180 of 18 October 2010; Regulation of 4 November 2010; Ministerial Circular of 4 April 2011; Ministerial Circular of 13 June 2011; Ministerial Decree No. 145 of 6 July 2011; Ministerial Circular of 20 December 2011. The work analyzes the bodies involved in the mediation: the Ministry, the mediators and the parties.

Keywords

Mediation; Conciliation; Civil and Commercial Matters; Rules; Ministry; Mediators; Parties

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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