What is it about?
This paper highlights the main characteristics of ADR system in Laos PDR based on the Stobbe's work(2018) and other researchers of Laos PDR. The key feature of ADR system in Laos PDR is that they seem to consist of various levels of mediation: within family mediation, village elder's mediation, village head's mediation, village mediation committee. Only after the failure of mediation within a village, case goes to provincial court system in Laos even in today. This diverse kinds of mediation within a village look like Chinese mediation system. In particular, Op-loom is similar to Chinese mediation system since bot types of mediation includes education of disputants as well as simple dispute resolution.
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Why is it important?
The ADR system of Laos PDR is different from those of other Southeast Asian countries. Burmese ADR system is based on Thammthat literature of Buddhism and Malaysian ADR system is based on Shariah law of Islamci court. In recent times, ASEAN member countries show a dynamic economic growth due to the infusion of foreing direct investment. The knowledge of ADR in Laos PDR is helpful to foreing invester.
Perspectives
I hope that this paper will extend the horizon of ADR systerm in Laos as well as ASEAN in general.
Yongkyun Chung
Kangwon National University
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This page is a summary of: Dispute Resolution Culture and Institution of Laos in the Perspective of ADR Styles, Dispute Resolution Studies Review, December 2018, Dankook Center for Dispute Resolution,
DOI: 10.16958/drsr.2018.16.3.81.
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