Conciliation Boards of Norway

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The Conciliation Boards of Norway are local lay courts that handle minor civil disputes and promote mediation and settlement before cases reach the ordinary courts.

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Conciliation Boards of Norway canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court system
judicial body
lay court
accessRequirement often mandatory step before district court in minor civil cases
aimsTo increase access to justice
provide low-cost dispute resolution
appealTo district courts of Norway
areaOfLaw civil law
canIssue enforceable settlements
judgments in uncontested cases
caseOutcome referral to district court if no settlement
settlement recorded as court settlement
composition lay judges
country Norway
decisionMakingMode panel decision
enforcement settlements and judgments enforceable through Norwegian enforcement authorities
geographicalCoverage all municipalities of Norway
goal promote amicable settlement
reduce need for ordinary court proceedings
handles minor civil disputes
hasLanguage Norwegian language NERFINISHED
hearingPublicity normally public hearings
hearingType oral hearings
isPartOf Norwegian court system NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED
legalBasis Norwegian Dispute Act NERFINISHED
legalSystem Norwegian legal system NERFINISHED
memberType elected lay members
non-professional judges
nature non-professionalized judiciary level
operatesAtLevel municipal level
panelComposition three lay members in most cases
partyRepresentation parties may appear without lawyer
positionInHierarchy below district courts of Norway
first instance in many civil cases
primaryFunction conciliation
mediation
settlement of disputes
procedureCharacteristic informal procedure
simplified rules of evidence
supervisedBy Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security NERFINISHED
typicalCaseType consumer disputes
neighbour disputes
simple contract disputes
small claims

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Judiciary of Norway hasAlternativeDisputeResolutionBody Conciliation Boards of Norway