Conciliation: An Alternative to Resolve Conflicts over <i>Damage to the Environment</i>

Angelina Isabel Valenzuela Rendón

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Conciliation: An Alternative to Resolve Conflicts over Damage to the Environment

Angelina Isabel Valenzuela Rendón

Published in International Journal of Science, Technology and Society (Volume 5, Issue 5)

Received: 12 September 2017 Published: 14 September 2017

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Abstract

This paper presents a general framework (what, how, where, why and what for) on conciliation, which is an alternative dispute resolution method, aiming to evince that it is an effective way, in addition to the judicial process, to resolve disputes about damage to the environment repair. As stated therein, this mean to conflict resolution makes most sense in terms of social harmony and environmental preservation.

Published in	International Journal of Science, Technology and Society (Volume 5, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijsts.20170505.14
Page(s)	167-174
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2017. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Conciliation, Environment, Conflict

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Department of Graduate Studies of Law, Law and Social Sciences Faculty, Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, México

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