Family mediation in the Basque Country

This paper will show a picture of the family mediation in Basque Country, both at courts and out of courts. On one hand, family mediation started with a pilot project in Bilbao in 1996 and two decades later it is offered in every province of Basque Country (Ministry of Social Affairs). After 20 year...

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Main Authors: Cristina Merino, Roberto Moreno Álvarez
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Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2018-05-01
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Online Access:https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1027
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description This paper will show a picture of the family mediation in Basque Country, both at courts and out of courts. On one hand, family mediation started with a pilot project in Bilbao in 1996 and two decades later it is offered in every province of Basque Country (Ministry of Social Affairs). After 20 years working in this field we have observed some strengths and risks we would like to share and to think about them. On the other hand, regarding mediation at courts, since 2007 the Basque Government (Ministry of Labour and Justice) decided to improve Restorative Justice (RJ) in the Basque Country by Victim Offender Mediation Services at criminal courts of the main cities. Since 2011, we realized that many other proceedings are very suitable to be solved by RJ in some civil matters and we started providing mediation in family matters of divorces and separations with children involved.
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spelling doaj-art-6ba07142db8244b7aa5d2a555eaac8412025-08-20T02:33:39ZengOñati International Institute for the Sociology of LawOñati Socio-Legal Series2079-59712018-05-019454154710.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1094942Family mediation in the Basque CountryCristina Merino0Roberto Moreno Álvarez1UPV/EHU - Gobierno Vasco/Eusko JaurlaritzaGobierno Vasco / Eusko JaurlaritzaThis paper will show a picture of the family mediation in Basque Country, both at courts and out of courts. On one hand, family mediation started with a pilot project in Bilbao in 1996 and two decades later it is offered in every province of Basque Country (Ministry of Social Affairs). After 20 years working in this field we have observed some strengths and risks we would like to share and to think about them. On the other hand, regarding mediation at courts, since 2007 the Basque Government (Ministry of Labour and Justice) decided to improve Restorative Justice (RJ) in the Basque Country by Victim Offender Mediation Services at criminal courts of the main cities. Since 2011, we realized that many other proceedings are very suitable to be solved by RJ in some civil matters and we started providing mediation in family matters of divorces and separations with children involved.https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/1027mediationfamily mediationstrengthsrisksassessmentvom servicestrainingrestorative justice
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title Family mediation in the Basque Country
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