Papers by DIMITRA ZACHARIADOU

Due gratitude also to Prof. Dr. Athanassios Kaissis, scientific director of the IHU LLM program, ... more Due gratitude also to Prof. Dr. Athanassios Kaissis, scientific director of the IHU LLM program, for his motivation and enthusiasm and for offering me the opportunity to attend this challenging and international level LLM program. I would also like to express my deep and sincere thankfulness to my supervisor, Dr. Komninos Komnios for assisting me with my dissertation. His expertise, patience and encouragement added considerably to my postgraduate experience. I would like to thank him for his inspiring and stimulating teaching his continuous support and his valuable guidance. I also owe a deep acknowledgement to Ms A. Eleftheriadou, Head of the Directorate of Legislative Work, International Relations and international Judicial Cooperation of the Greek Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights for her immediate response to my inquiry. My sincere thanks also go to the library and administrative staff of the International Hellenic University for their continuous assistance to my work. Last but not least, I would like to thank my family and my friends for their love, caring, support, patience, understanding and encouragement throughout my postgraduate studies and most importantly throughout my life.

This dissertation was written as part of the LLM in Transnational and European Commercial Law, Me... more This dissertation was written as part of the LLM in Transnational and European Commercial Law, Mediation, Arbitration and Energy Law at the International Hellenic University, aiming to provide a comprehensive and thorough review of the essentials of the Judicial Mediation in Greece. It is undisputable that conflict lies at the heart of the democratic process. The most innovative decisions are engendered by productive dialogue that explores different proposals and views with main aim the creative solutions. That is why it is more than challenging to transformation of the conflict from a destructive and adversarial battling to a creative solution of a problem. In the framework of ensuring a balanced relationship between Mediation and Judicial Proceedings, the European Parliament adopted Directive 2008/52/EC on May 21, 2008 under its EU target for obtaining alternative ways of resolving civil and commercial disputes. Greek legislation was not unfamiliar with ways of resolving the dispu...
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