The Right to Mediation in the Perspective of the Evolution of Human Rights

Mediation is the most widely used form of dispute resolution. Given its position vis-à-vis the judicial process in continental legal culture, it should be recognised as part of the administration of justice. In this context, it is legitimate to discuss the right to mediation in the context of the evolution of human rights, as another right of the individual exercised in the process of applying the law. The basis for the consideration is the Polish legal order, in which the right to mediation is reflected in the position of mediation in the judicial process, the legal regulation of mediation, the initiatives and actions of the legislator in order to popularise this form of ADR and the professionalisation of the mediator’s profession.