Michaela Windischgrätz University of Vienna A stable Narrative Guru Rimpoche Nangkha Nangdrik Dispute between Sindhu Raja and King Nawoche Traditional View Social agreement for keeping conflicts within ID: 798105
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Slide1
Dispute Settlement
in a Changing Society
Michaela
Windischgrätz
University of Vienna
Slide2A stable Narrative
Guru
Rimpoche
Nangkha
Nangdrik
Dispute
between
Sindhu
Raja
and
King
Nawoche
Slide3Traditional View
Social agreement for keeping conflicts within
the village
“
Better to lose in the village than to win in the court”
Win-win situation
Middle path
Saving time and money
Saving faces, raising heads
Slide4Testimonials of Change
“Disputes were settled mutually in the village. We did not have an alternative then. Disputing parties always listened to the elders, so there were no complications. They were all simple folks back then. But today, there are a lot of people with money, knowledge, qualification and ideas. So it has changed.”
“Later, when people became bold, they started reporting the disputes to the
Dzongda
and
Thrimpons
”.
Slide5Dispute Settlement according
to Subject Matters
No.
Matters/Issues
Mediation
Litigation
Total
1
Footpaths and access roads
830
110
940
2
Drinking
water and irrigation
820648843Irrigation channels and walls404374414Crops damaged by livestock10394410835General land issues223732966Land bounderies incl. fruit trees14951915147Inheritance1808449663048Monetary20569735117919Matrimonial30482464551210Miscellaneous359338927485Total153162093436250
Source: BNLI, Mediation Training Impact Assessment Report (2016)
Slide6Dispute Settlement according to Region
No.
Dzongkhag
Mediations
Litigations
Total
1
Bumthang
378
362
740
2
Gasa
208
81
2893Haa5093808894Lhuntse296112414205Mongar2997124142386Paro665295836237Pema Gatshel313157518888Punakha35196013119Thimphu1603762392210Trongsa786392117811Zhemgang316603919Source: BNLI, Mediation Training Impact Assessment Report (2016)
Slide7Today´s Choices
Money
Education
Mobility
Roads
Rural-urban migration
Applicable law
Trust
Slide8Political Endeavour
“Build up, revive and institutionalize the practice of mediation in Bhutan”
Reasons
Preserve cultural heritage
Community vitality (GNH 9)
Access to justice
Lessen the case loads of the courts
Slide9Thank you for your attention!