A compatibilidade da mediação com os Juizados Especiais Cíveis

Abstract

This study aimed to discuss the compatibility of mediation with the Small Claims Courts. To this end, a bibliographic research was conducted, favoring a qualitative approach through a descriptive analysis of legal doctrines, scientific articles, theses, and relevant legislation on the subject. In the first chapter, mediation was addressed, detailing its main characteristics and modalities, highlighting the importance of this method for expanding consensual conflict resolution mechanisms, either before or during judicial proceedings. In second chapter, a brief overview of Law no. 9.099/1995 was presented, pointing out its main characteristics, guiding principles, and legal foundation. In this third and final chapter, the applicabilility and compatibility of mediation were analyzed in relation to procedural efficiency, emphasizing its potencial contribuition to improving the effectiveness and speed in handling cases in the Small Clamins Courts. For this purpose, the deductive method was employed, anchored in rationality and the systematization of knowledge, which allowed for substantied conclusions and a better understanding and interpretation of the topics addressed in this research.