Home Institution
Whitman College
Publication Date
Spring 2015
Abstract
In rural parts of Nicaragua historically there has not been a lot of access to the justice system. Conflicts have been going unresolved for years leading to a high amount of violence as people take justice into their own hands. The recent implementation of the Rural Judicial Facilitators Program (RJFP) is an effort to provide access to justice directly in rural communities. These facilitators are trained to use mediation as their principal method to resolve conflict.
This study exposes perceptions of mediation and the RJFP from community members, facilitators, and judiciaries. It discusses the key role of the facilitator in bridging the gap between the justice system and the people and uncovers ways in which mediation is both successful and can fall short. Ultimately, this investigation reveals some of the potential causes of why mediation is presently so effective in these communities.
Disciplines
Courts | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Jurisdiction | Latin American Studies | Peace and Conflict Studies | Rural Sociology | Social and Cultural Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Raible, Marlee, "La vida es un conflicto, pero hay que llevar soluciones: La resolución de conflicto en comunidades rurales de San Ramón Nicaragua a través de facilitadores judiciales rurales y mediación" (2015). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 2138.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/2138
Included in
Courts Commons, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Commons, Jurisdiction Commons, Latin American Studies Commons, Peace and Conflict Studies Commons, Rural Sociology Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons
Program Name
Nicaragua: Youth Culture, Literacy, and Media