Title: A Mediação Penal de Adultos. Um Novo «Paradigma» de Justiça Penal?
Description: Description of the major developments in terms of "restorative justice" mouvement and its history. International analysis on the trends of privatization in criminal justice and its consequencies. Critical analysis of the Portuguese regulation of mediation for adults in criminal matters, emphasysing its difficulties towards basic penal procedure principles.
Subjects: alternative dispute resolution, mediation in criminal matters, criminal justice privatization, mediator, facilitator, restorative justice