Mediator neutrality: Making sense of theory and practice

Social and Legal Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 221-239

  Astor, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjudication; Mediation; Neutrality

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248376051     PISSN: 09646639     EISSN: 14617390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0964663907076531     Document Type: Article

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