In 2023, Croatia enacted the new Amicable Dispute Resolution Act, aimed at providing a new framework for mediation, negotiation, and similar non-adjudicative amicable dispute resolution methods. Despite its ambitions, the changes were not fully implemented, and the new framework has not been unanimously welcomed by the mediation community. The new legislation causes some concerns, as some of the new inadvertent provisions are unclear, or leave dangerous legal gaps leading to uncertainty, with a negative impact on the further expansion of mediation. This chapter offers a critical overview of these changes.

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Exploring the New Croatian Mediation Framework: A Leap Forward or a Setback?

  • Juraj Brozović

摘要

In 2023, Croatia enacted the new Amicable Dispute Resolution Act, aimed at providing a new framework for mediation, negotiation, and similar non-adjudicative amicable dispute resolution methods. Despite its ambitions, the changes were not fully implemented, and the new framework has not been unanimously welcomed by the mediation community. The new legislation causes some concerns, as some of the new inadvertent provisions are unclear, or leave dangerous legal gaps leading to uncertainty, with a negative impact on the further expansion of mediation. This chapter offers a critical overview of these changes.