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Nadja: Irakli , thanks for making the time for this chat. Before we start, can you say a little bit about your role in mediation in Georgia and the region?Irakli: Thank you for inviting me and expressing interest towards Georgian mediation. I hold several roles in the development of mediation in Georgia: as the Chairman…

ADR, Artificial Intelligene, Conflict, conlfict coaching, Creativity, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Flexibility, Future of mediation

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  I’ve just been in London presenting at the terrific UIA Mediation Forum  and my daily train travels constantly exposed me to this image. As the conference themes developed, the image took on an even more significant meaning for me. Let me explain. An early speaker, Kimberlee Kovach (Founding Officer and Past Chair of the…

ADR, Conflict, Creativity, Framing, Mediation, Negotiation, peace negotiations, Stories

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This is Part 1 of a two-part blogpost. Part 2 will be published in February 2024. This blog explores what narrative means for us in the field of conflict resolution as we navigate an increasingly complex global context. We humans love stories. Wherever we are in the world, whatever our culture, our beliefs and our…

ADR, Australia, Civil rights, Commercial Mediation, Conflict, Court Procedure and Litigation, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Domestic Courts, Due Process, Experience, Future of mediation, History of mediation, Legal Issues, Legal Practice, Legislation, Litigation, Mandatory mediation, Mediation Lawyering, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediation Schemes (In Courts, etc.), Negotiation, Promoting Mediation, Regulation, Understanding mediation

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Mediation has long been used as a method of resolving disputes. Indeed, the practice of combining mediation and arbitration by the same neutral has been traced back to ancient Greece and Ptolemaic Egypt[1]. In his paper “Varieties of Dispute Processing”, presented to the 1976 Pound Conference, Harvard Professor Frank E.A. Sander proposed that, instead of…

ADR, Commercial Mediation, Communication, Conciliation, Creativity, Dispute Resolution, General, Mediation Practice

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Do you like this pair of cufflinks? This blog post is my sharing on how I had managed to purchase this pair of cufflinks in Melbourne.   I had taken a break in late October to travel to Melbourne to see my son who is doing a master’s degree there. On 26 October 2023, we…

ADR, Developing the Field, Ethics, Experience, Future of mediation

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Dispute resolution competitions are a rich learning space for students. My 15+ years coaching teams from my university to compete internationally were a rich experience for me and I enjoy continuing opportunities to be part of the competition community nationally and internationally. It has also been my great good fortune to observe and judge hundreds…

ADR, Brazil, Civil rights, Communication, Cooperation, Uncategorized

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In today’s ever-changing world, the pursuit of social peace and harmony remains a fundamental goal. One of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Goal 16, specifically focuses on promoting peace, justice, and strong institutions. This goal reflects the global commitment to fostering societies that are just, peaceful and inclusive. In this article, we will…

ADR, Dispute Resolution, Hong Kong, Mediation and Society, mediation as a career, Mediation Practice

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Ms Machimdhorn Khampiranont (“MA”) is the Acting Managing Director of Thailand Arbitration Center (“THAC”), which has been set up to support and provide neutral and independent alternative dispute resolution services of international standards. Prior to holding the present position as THAC’s Acting Managing Director, MA was initially appointed as THAC’s Registrar and subsequently became the…

ADR, Brazil, Dialogue, Dispute Resolution, Ethics, Uncategorized

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The inspiration for this month’s post came from the recently released news on social media, which attracted a lot of attention because it involved the mediation carried on during the divorce process of a famous couple. This mediation procedure has been questioned and has generated a lot of debate in the mediation community. My comments…

ADR, Availability of Mediators, Commercial Mediation, cross-border mediation, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Singapore, Singapore Convention on Mediation, Standards, Success in mediation

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The Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA) launched its International Dispute Resolution Survey: 2022 Final Report on 31 August 2022. The SIDRA Survey is commissioned by the Singapore Ministry of Law and is into its second iteration, with the first SIDRA Survey Report published in 2020.   The 2022 Final Report continues SIDRA’s global study…