Access To Justice
The Impact and Lessons of the COVID-19 Crisis as Regards the Efficiency of Justice and the Functioning of the Judiciary—a View from the Mediator’s Lens

The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (“CEPEJ”) held an ad hoc virtual plenary meeting on 10 June regarding the impact and lessons of the COVID-19 crisis as regards ... Read More
Spotlight On India: Mediation Reform And The Big Implementation Problem

The mediation movement in India has had strong supporters who have tirelessly worked on setting up court-annexed centres and starting the conversation on mediation for over two decades now. India, ... Read More
Now What? Several Projects are Already Putting the Global Pound Conference Philosophy into Real-World Practice

Deborah Masucci, a member of the GPC organizing committee, reflects on the Global Pound Conference's philosophy for the spring 2018 issue of the Dispute Resolution Magazine ... Read More
Ask An Expert, CDRC 2018 Edition: Aled Davies

What is your background, how did you get into the field? I came into mediation via an unconventional route. As a commercial diver and budding entrepreneur I started a diamond ... Read More
Ask An Expert, CDRC 2018 Edition: Jes Lothman

When did you first become interested in mediation? We mediate every day—formally and informally. I have been mediating informally between divorced parents since I was young and I think this ... Read More
The 2016-2017 Global Pound Conferences, Like Those Before Them, Looked to the Future

Deborah Masucci, a member of the GPC organizing committee, reflects on the Global Pound Conference for the spring 2018 issue of the Dispute Resolution Magazine ... Read More
Autonomy Of The Parties And The Mediation Convention

The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (hereinafter "the Mediation Convention") and the Model Law on International Commercial Mediation and International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (hereinafter ... Read More
A Big Thank You To IMI’s CDRC Media Team

IMI Interns Nicklas Böhm and Ruxandra Gheorghe, with the help of Jasmine Anouna made up this year's media team at the Consensual Dispute Resolution Competition (CDRC) in Vienna, which took ... Read More
George Lim Discusses The New Singapore Mediation Convention

The final drafts for a Convention on the Enforcement of Mediation Settlements and corresponding Model Law were approved at the 51st session of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) ... Read More
The Singapore Mediation Convention: An Overview

At the 51st session of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) on 25 June 2018, the final drafts for a Convention on the Enforcement of Mediation Settlements and the ... Read More
People’s Mediation Centres: Promoting Local Mediation In India

Anil Xavier, President of the Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation and practising advocate in India, discusses the implementation of People's Mediation Centres (PMCs) in India ... Read More
Ask An Expert: Anil Xavier

Anil Xavier, President of the Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation and practicing advocate in India, speaks about community mediation and the creation of People's Mediation Centres (PMCs) across India ... Read More