Alternative dispute resolution and article 6 ECHR. Right of access to an independent and impartial judge in Belgium from a comparative and human rights perspective. KU Leuven
Article 6.1 ECHR guarantees the right of access to an independent and impartial judge. The central research question is to what extent mechanisms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) are compatible with this right.
For the purpose of this research, ADR is defined as all dispute resolution processes conducted by a neutral third party, in which the third party cannot impose a final decision on the parties (thus excluding arbitration). ...