St. Thomas Law Review
First Page
507
Document Type
Article
Abstract
The Catholic Church is a multi-layered system composed of people, as well as entities (e.g., corporations, partnerships, etc.), many of which have been created in an American civil law model. They include, but are not limited to: local parish churches, schools, newspapers, radio and television stations, hospitals, nursing homes, cemeteries, hospices and credit unions. By necessity they employ people to carry out their functions. Disputes can and do arise between these employers and their employees. It has been proposed that methods which are compatible with the conciliatory ways of the Church can be implemented in resolving such disputes. Specifically, this Essay is a consideration of that portion of the proposed process which offers mediation as a systemically grounded alternative to civil litigation in dispute resolution.
Recommended Citation
J. Michael Fitzgerald & Lynne M. Fitzgerald,
Mediation: A Systemic Alternative to Litigation for Resolution of Church Employment Disputes,
5
St. Thomas L. Rev.
507
(1993).
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https://scholarship.stu.edu/stlr/vol5/iss2/8