P114. The institution of mediation in Polish criminal law

• In Event: Poster Session & Ice Cream Social

Abstract

Knowledge and openness to the paradigm of restorative justice is the starting point for the dissemination of restorative practices in the criminal trial.
Since the introduction of the institution of mediation into Polish law, amendments to legal acts have already appeared to define the possibilities of using mediation in resolving various types of disputes, a group of theoreticians and practitioners has been formed, focusing their interests on the issue of mediation, scientific research has been conducted on the subject, numerous scientific texts, books.
Poster presentation deals with the issue of mediation in criminal matters in relation to the idea of restorative justice. Advantages and threats for the victim and offender resulting from the use of this alternative method of conflict resolution are indicated. It presents the procedure of mediation proceedings, the current legal status and the prospects of popularization of mediation at different stages of criminal proceedings in Poland.

Author

• Ewelina Katarzyna Silecka, University of Adam Mickiewicz Poznań Poland