The Role of Mediation in the Process of Resolving Criminal Cases: Impact on Reducing the Burden on the Judicial System

Tymur Loskutov1, Oleksandr Zagurskyy2, Lyudmila Ostapchuk3, Anatolii Puhach4 & Arzu Bakhruz Hadzhiieva5

https://doi.org/10.62271/pjc.16.3.1023.1036

Abstract
The aim of the article is to analyse the use of mediation in criminal procedures in different countries, including the European Union and Azerbaijan. The results are based on the analysis of data from government portal documents and the objective determination of the impact of mediation on the number of criminal cases and the effectiveness of conflict resolution. The practical significance is the developed recommendations and strategies for further improvement of mediation in criminal cases and optimization of the work of judicial bodies. The experience of European countries with regard to the use of mediation in the process of solving criminal cases and its impact on reducing the burden on the judicial system is the subject of active research in modern legal science. The practical significance is the comparative analysis of data on the effectiveness of mediation in the objective determination of the advantages of the appropriate regulatory approach to reduce the burden on the judicial system.

Keywords: Crime Index, mediation, judicial system, criminal cases, justice, rehabilitation.