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ADR, Commercial Mediation, Europe, International Mediation, Skills, Success in mediation, Uncategorized, Understanding mediation

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The annual ICC Commercial Mediation Competition is about to kick off in Paris, France on 7 February 2014 and as I write this 500 students from over 40 countries will be making their way to The City of Light by trains, planes and bus. Teams are drawn from law and business schools across the globe and…

Accreditation, ADR Clauses, Commercial Mediation, Conciliation, Corporate Counsel's View, Cross-cultural, EU Directive on Mediation, EU Mediation Directive, Europe, European Law, Future of mediation, General, Governments/Public Sector, International Courts, International Law, International Mediation, Mediation Agreement, Mediation Contract Clause, Uncategorized

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The new ICC Rules of Mediation were unveiled this week at a global launch in Paris. Coming into force on 1 January 2014, the new ICC Rules will replace the ICC ADR Rules that have been used for amicable dispute resolution worldwide since 2001. The new Rules have been adapted to help parties resolve even…

Europe, International Mediation, Legislation, Mediation Act, mediation models, Uncategorized

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The “Italian mediation explosion” attracted a lot of attention from the international mediation community. The mediation explosion came to a sudden halt in December 2012, when the Italian Constitutional Court ruled that the provisions had been unconstitutional. Just recently, on September 20, 2013, a new regulation came into effect, again opting for mandatory mediation, but…

Causes of Conflict, Conflict, Cross-cultural, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Ethics, Europe, International Law, International Mediation, UN and International Organizations, UNCITRAL Model Law

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This is the first of a series of four blog postings written by Nadja Alexander , Michael Leathes , Tina Monberg and Irena Vanenkova. Achieving the promise of mediation in conflicts that threaten the stability of societies and economies is one of the most important challenges of our time. Inspiring progress has been made in…

Cross-cultural, Developing the Field, Europe, Family Mediation, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), International Mediation, Ireland

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Co-Author Lughaidh Kerin, NUI Galway The School of Law, National University of Ireland, Galway hosted in association the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre, NUIG and the Irish Centre for International Family Mediation a Conference on Mediation in Cases of International Family Conflict and Child Abduction on a typically damp Saturday in May in the…

Europe, European Law, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Regulation

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The European Parliament has adopted two key legislative measures regarding ADR for consumer disputes. The first Resolution deals with the proposed Directive on alternative dispute resolution (amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC) and the second Resolution deals with the proposed Regulation on online dispute resolution (ODR). Both acts adopted on March 12, 2013,…

ADR, Cross-cultural, Developing the Field, Dispute Resolution, Europe, Future of mediation, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), International Mediation, mediation models, Understanding mediation

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I once had the honour to meet the first woman in Space, Valentina Tereshkova. She said something that has always stuck in my mind: “Once you have been in Space you appreciate how small and fragile the earth is”. She meant that Space is a good place to be if you want put things into…

Book Review, EU Mediation Directive, Europe, European Law, Uncategorized

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Mediation in Europe has evolved, including developing into a mature subject of comparative legal studies. Just in October and November of this year, three voluminous books on mediation law and practice in the EU were published. Each counting over five hundred pages, they give an interesting insight into the current status of mediation in EU…

Co-mediation, Court Procedure and Litigation, Cross-cultural, Developing the Field, Europe, Family Mediation, International Law, International Mediation, mediation models, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mediation Users/Clients, Success in mediation

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As much as we might like mediation’s fluid and often intangible nature, every now and then it can be of benefit to come across some research which enables us to take a step back and look at the impact our work is having on our clients, even long after the execution of the Memorandum of…

Conflict, Cross-cultural, Developing the Field, Europe, Family Mediation, Future of mediation, General, Growth of the Field (Challenges, New Sectors, etc.), International Mediation, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Mentoring, Transformation

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The location was the Old Post House in Stafford, a traditional English, allegedly haunted, building with excellent conference facilities, good food and awful coffee. The occasion was World Conflict Resolution Day, this year on 18th October. About 45 mediators from around the world had gathered for a day of lectures on workshops on mediation. The…