The first question which has to be discussed is the definition of online disputeresolution and, the definition of online mediation, and we would like to show thefeatures (advantages and disadvantages) of online mediation. The presentation focuses on the Hungarian legal background. We’re going toanalyse whether online mediation can be conducted in the frame of the existingHungarian law on mediation, or not, how should the existing principles beinterpreted in online environment, and – finally – what are the crucial points of theexisting rules, which should be amended to ensure, that online mediation can beconducted under the law of mediation in Hungary. We shall examine the relevantprovisions of the Hungarian Mediation Act from two angles. First of all, we shallexamine the provisions referring to the possibility of online mediation, and, secondly,(where possible) we shall compare the provisions with a number of Europeandocuments on mediation
