LEADERS' OPINIONS

People with problems, like people with pain, want relief, and they want it as quickly and inexpensively as possible.  It is in this context that the Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation (IIAM) thought of the possibility of establishing Community Mediation Clinics.  Anil Xavier, President of the  IIAM invites support for this Community Mediation Service.

This article appeared in the July 2010 issue of The Indian Arbitrator magazine. To download the article, click here.  To support the initiative, click here

Following Copenhagen's United Nations Climate Change Conference of December 2009, an initiative has been taken to create Green Crystal - a visible body that every nation could call when help in conflicts is needed. You can show your support for Green Crystal by signing this Petition

A Petition is circulating by Concerned Mediators meeting in Copenhagen to urge Delegates to Take Different Approach to COP 15 Negotiation.  To read and sign the Petition please click here

A View of Mediation in the Future Jim Melamed of Mediate.Com offers some thought-provoking predictions about the changing face of mediation practice.  Please click here to read the article.

The growth of mediation in practice John Sturrock QC, Chief Executive of Core Solutions Group and IMI Independent Standards Commission member, discusses growth of mediation in practice in light of the current economic climate. Please click here to read the article.

What Does a New Global Leader Mean for the Creation of a Climate for Resolving Conflict?  Eileen Carroll, Deputy Chief Executive of CEDR and a Vice-Chair of the Independent Standards Commission, analyzes President Obama's sentiments on dispute resolution. Please click here to read the article.

A Petition is circulating to urge President Obama to actively promote the use of conflict resolution, originated by Kenneth Cloke. To read and sign the Petition please click here