Mediation and arbitration make up the so-called Adequate Dispute Settlement Systems (MASCs in portuguese), which have been of particular relevance to the legal world since the advent of the Arbitration Law, through the Mediation Law. Both, together with the New CPC, play an important role in social pacification, including reducing the excessive number of lawsuits.
While mediation involves people who will assist the parties in seeking mutually acceptable solutions, in arbitration arbitrators are entrusted with the adjudication of litigation concerning trans- chargeable rights.
For both institutes to follow dynamically the directions and interests of society, it is essential that constant debates and reflections are presented – as is intended with the present book.