United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation

One of the questions I am most frequently asked when engaging with policymakers, judges, arbitral institutions and dispute resolution professionals across the Middle East and North Africa is…

Recent History and Purpose of ISDS Mediation RulesThe Evolution and Hurdles of Mediation in Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)The landscape of International Investment Agreements (IIAs) is…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), supported by the European Union, established a “Support to Justice Initiatives Curbing Corruption and Promoting Commercial Dispute Resolution…

Singapore is widely known as a leading centre on the map of international mediation. On 7 August 2019, a signing ceremony for the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements…

Last month I had the pleasure to participate in the Singapore Convention Week (SC Week 2022), at the invitation of the Singapore Minister of Justice and the UNCITRAL Academy. To them, my deepest…

In November 2009, John Kenyon published a blog entry titled “Mediation Jokes” with the first sentence saying, “There is much discussion on whether or not mediation is a profession yet one of the…