Mediation as a Catalyst for Judicial Reform in Latin America

Abstract

Systemic corruption and inefficiency within many judicial systems of Latin America, coupled with violence and unlawfulness from these countries, have resulted in increasing public disfranchisement toward those systems and government in general. Specifically, in addition to helping parties circumvent corrupt officials and aiding in the reduction of inefficiency in the judicial system, mediation programs can address violence and unlawfulness in society.