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IMI’s First CMTP Approved

IMI's Appraisal Committee has approved IMI's first Certified Mediator Training Program (CMTP): Mediation International, based in Spain. As of 1 January 2019, organisations have been applying to be recognised as ... Read More
Day 2 Of The CDRC 2018: The Competition Begins!

The preliminary rounds have started! Keen students from around the world competed against each other, simulating legal negotiations with the support of a mediator in each round ... Read More
Day 1 Of The CDRC 2018: Let’s Get It Started

Some 200 participants, coaches, and assessing experts are gathered in the main hall of the University of Economics and Business Vienna waiting eagerly for the annual opening ceremony of the ... Read More
Investor-State Mediator Training Held in Paris

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), the International Mediation Institute (IMI) and the International Energy Charter jointly organized a 3-day ... Read More
Mediation Culture And The Next Generation

A short insight into national education and development in mediation around the world from four former participants of IBA-VIAC CDRC - the Consensual Dispute Resolution Competition Vienna, representing Lebanon, Georgia, ... Read More
Ask An Expert: Rosemary Howell

Rosemary Howell, renowned lawyer and academic and Co-Founder of Strategic Action, based in Sydney, speaks about both the international and the Australian ADR landscape, the pivotal role of education and ... Read More
From Conference Series To Global Community – What’s Next For The GPC?

As the Global Pound Conference Series 2016-17 draws to a close, it is time to take stock and consider how both the data analysis and conversations from each event might ... Read More
The Third Edition Of The IBA – VIAC Consensual Dispute Resolution Competition

Two years ago, the International Bar Association (IBA), the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), and the European Law Students' Association (ELSA) launched the first edition of the Consensual Dispute Resolution ... Read More
Global Citizenship…Global Pound…Mediation And Mediation Competitions

This year I have been privileged to attend three wonderful international commercial mediation competitions, in which students from around the world come together with mediators and other professionals to practice ... Read More
Ask An Expert: Bill Marsh

Bill Marsh, one of the top ranked independent mediators worldwide, discusses the growth of mediation, the future of the industry and streamlining cross-border dispute resolution processes ... Read More
Roscoe Pound Would Be Proud – Reflections On The History Of The GPC

Following the final GPC Series event held in London in last week, it seems timely to go back to where it all began. History informs the present and the future ... Read More
Ask An Expert: Eric De Brabandere

Eric De Brabandere, Professor of International Dispute Settlement at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University and Attorney-at-Law at Lexlitis Ghent, discusses legal education, international dispute settlement ... Read More