Realistic Dilemmas and Relief Strategies of People’s Mediation in Multi-ethnic Regions under the Background of Litigation Source Governance - Based on an Investigation of Region X
Abstract
People’s mediation, as a dispute resolution system with Chinese characteristics, plays an irreplaceable role in grassroots social governance. In recent years, people’s mediation in multi ethnic Region X has worked actively to prevent and settle traditional civil disputes. Meanwhile, it has proactively adapted to evolving circumstances. Remarkable progress has been made in expanding the scope of mediation and innovating mediation models. At the same time, however, people’s mediation in Region X faces no small number of problems and dilemmas that seriously constrain its inherent functions. Based on field investigation into people’s mediation in multi ethnic Region X, this paper pinpoints a number of practical dilemmas. Awareness of the value of people’s mediation is inadequate. The mediator team suffers from instability and inconsistent professional capacity. Besides, the judicial confirmation system for mediation agreements requires further refinement. On this basis, it proposes feasible pathways to relieve these dilemmas, with the rule-of-law governance of society in multi-ethnic regions.
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