MEDIATION NEEDS TO BE MEDIATION: HOW SHOULD A PROSPECTIVE MANDATORY MEDIATION LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN MACAU LOOK LIKE

Some cultural backgrounds display enhanced proclivity to the thriving of alternative dispute resolution than others. This axiom is at the heart of this paper. Prone cultural backgrounds can augment the adherence to Amicable Dispute Resolution (hereinafter, ADR). Maximizing and optimizing ADR is not only trendy but duly necessary for the sake of the long-term stability of the dispute resolution worldwide. Macau is no exception. In order to attain this laudable goal, Macau must embrace a court-connected mandatory mediation with an easy opt-out in the forthcoming future.