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A Just Alternative

Providing Access to Justice through Two Decades of Community Mediation Boards in Sri Lanka

Author : Gunawardana, Michelle

Publisher: The Asia Foundation

Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo

Year: 2011

Page Numbers: 48

Acc. No: 4175

Class No: 303.66 GUN-SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Conflict Resolution/War and Peace

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

ISBN: 978-955-1068-01-9

This is about community mediation initiated by the Asia Foundation in order to create and strengthen technical capacities of mediation trainers and mediators themselves. A Community Mediation Board has been set up with the Ministry of Justice supported by Asia Foundation and this service has now being extended to the North and East as well. The Mediation Board was set up as an alternative to settle disputes, provide timely and accessible justice to communities across the country.