The aim of the national project is to raise awareness of ADR in civil and criminal areas by judges, prosecutors, court officials and the wider public, while at the same time strengthening the approach to the practical application of alternative sanctions. The resulting effect will be the submission of a reform with a proposal for an institutional solution and ensuring the operation of a more efficient use of ADR in Slovakia’s conditions. The project plans to test two hypotheses, which should ensure better application of alternative dispute resolution in Slovakia by piloting the provision of mediation as a service to the public without financial participation of persons involved in mediation and piloting of a specialist in the field of criminal mediation. This project will monitor the following measurable indicators: P0309 Number of judges who implemented ADRP0384 The number of judges involved in the implementation of ADRP0178 The number of conceptual, analytical and methodological materialsP0587 Number of evaluations, analyses and studies carried outP0589 Number of information activities carried outP0595 Number of trainings, courses, seminars and other training activities carried out P0890 Number of proposals for legislative changes in order to make the HR more effective After the proposals have been put into practice, it is assumed to decrease the court submissions, shorten the court proceedings, reduce the costs of litigation, greater satisfaction of litigants (lower idea), increase the quality of mediation and information about mediation. In criminal matters, once the proposals have been put into practice, it is envisaged to raise awareness of the possibilities and benefits of applying ADR institutes to the competent law enforcement authorities and thus to increase their use in criminal proceedings. This will lead to a reduction in the idea of criminal cases on the part of the courts, which can have a positive impact on the speed of the trial. Last but not least, the increase in the use of ADR institutes will contribute to the necessary individualisation of the penalties imposed on specific offenders, which has a significant impact on reducing the recidivism of offenders.
