ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

The paper focuses on the situation when within a course of the legal-application process in Slovakia, ambivalent attitudes, or even disputes, with a foreign entity in the field of environmental protection may arise. The authors present an analysis of the current state of de lege lata of a specific type of administrative procedure, which is the procedure for assessing the impact of selected activities on the environment. The subject of the examination are the specific instruments of the Slovak legislation enabling the resolution of the arising conflicts, in particular the analysis of their adequacy and sufficiency. In the following, the possibilities of using alternative instruments for resolving this type of conflict in public administration are examined. The authors' reflections aim at suggestions for the possibilities of using and applying mediation methods as a complementary tool for eliminating the emergence of conflicts. At the same time, they perceive mediation as a chance for finding a consensual solution to existing disputes