Mediation and arbitration in the Polish legal system

The article discusses alternative dispute resolution methods. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): mediation, conciliation, negotiation and arbitration (also known as arbitration). Two of the indicated methods are regulated in Polish law, i.e. mediation and arbitration. The place of mediation and arbitration in the Polish legal system, principles of mediation proceedings as well as a wide range of applications of such solutions both in the criminal system and in the broadly understood field of social life were discussed