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Consumer conciliation, Dispute Resolution, Mediation and Society, mediation models, Mediation Reforms (Legislation, etc.), Singapore, Singapore Convention on Mediation

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Singapore adopts a forward-looking approach to mediation and has taken active measures to promote this form of alternative dispute resolution as a legitimate and effective option for disputing parties. On the international front, the Singapore Convention on Mediation has introduced a framework for the international recognition and enforcement of commercial settlements in writing which have…

Brazil, Conflict, Cooperation, Dialogue, Football, Uncategorized

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Communication is one of the most important pillars of human relationships. Connections established through communication make life in society possible and it explains why so many different types of language have been developed and improved since the early dawn of civilization. However, while it unites us, communication can also divide us, as most of us…

Conflict, conlfict coaching, crisis negotiatons, Go to the balcony, International Mediation, Mediation Practice, Negotiation, peace negotiations, Reality-Testing, Reflective Practice, Scotland, Ukraine

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I have been musing about what a mediator might say to President Putin given the opportunity. That led me to compose a letter a few weeks ago, with which I have since tinkered. This is merely a thought experiment. The letter goes something like this: “Dear President Putin I write as a mediator, a peacemaker….

Bias, Causes of Conflict, crisis negotiatons, International Mediation, peace negotiations, Russia, Ukraine, Uncategorized

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A disaster has unfolded in Ukraine and beyond in the month and a half since Russia invaded. Thousands of dead and injured, reports of horrific brutality, millions of refugees and towns and cities reduced to rubble. Russia is also suffering from economic sanctions, the loss of many of its brightest and best and a pariah…

Causes of Conflict, Conflict, Dispute Resolution, Ethics, Mediation, Mediation and Society, Uncategorized

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As soon as the news of the Ukrainian invasion emerged in late February, I felt the urgent need to address in writing what had been unthinkable only days earlier but which has now changed Europe for good. At the same time, I felt a massive sense of despair and helplessness which rendered me mute. Weeks…

Mediation, mediation as a career, Mediation Skills, Mediation wisdom, Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Online Mediation, Values and attributes of a mediator, Zoom

(Kwok, Ng & Chan, Solicitors & Notaries)/ /Leave a comment

As a mediator, have you ever come across a situation where the parties and their respective legal representatives insist to have a face-to-face mediation session with you against a backdrop of sudden rise of confirmed Covid cases in your city to the extent that social distancing measures are being tightened and the Judiciary has announced…

Conflict, Europe, Governments/Public Sector, Negotiation, peace negotiations, Russia, Ukraine, Uncategorized, Violence

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It was Thursday, February 24th, 2022. From the morning, I had been mediating a dispute between a grandfather and two of his granddaughters. Then, during the break, I switched on my phone and read the news. Very shocking news. As a person that has spent all his professional life bringing peace and understanding to the…

Brazil, Causes of Conflict, Conflict, Cooperation, Dialogue, Dispute Resolution, Future of mediation, Uncategorized

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According to the Wikipedia, “Make love, not war” is an anti-war slogan commonly associated with the American counterculture of the 1960s. It was used primarily by those who were opposed to the Vietnam War, but it has been invoked in other anti-war contexts around the world since then. The part of the slogan – “make…

ADR, Bias, Commercial Mediation, Dispute Resolution, Game Theory, Mediation Outcomes, Mediation wisdom, Reality-Testing

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Kleros is a cryptocurrency dispute resolution platform. It uses crypto tokens and game theory to resolve real-world disputes. It follows an automated process with no discussion, no nuance, no probing questions. It seems to be at the opposite end of the dispute resolution spectrum to mediation. Yet I think there is something that mediators can…

Causes of Conflict, Communication, crisis negotiatons, Dialogue, International Mediation, peace negotiations, Scotland, Ukraine, Uncategorized

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The escalating situation in Ukraine brings challenges to those of us committed to mediation and peace-making. Is there a time when what we stand for does not work and cannot be pursued? When dialogue, even in the most threatening of situations, is not appropriate? I don’t pretend to have the answers but I have been…