Kluwer Mediation Blog is pleased to spotlight the Mediation Championship India 2025 (MCI 2025), hosted by The PACT, and—alongside it—the MCI Mediation Blog Writing Contest, under which the two…
Vietnam’s legal framework on mediation is fragmented and multi-layered, reflecting the country’s ongoing efforts to reform dispute resolution and enhance judicial efficiency. Mediation is recognised…
Some of the most difficult disputes seem to take place between people who have shared interests but very different ideas as to how these interests are best achieved. A good example of this is…
With the Global temperature about 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels and the past nine years the warmest on record, rising seas, melting glaciers, shrinking Arctic ice, intensifying heatwaves,…
Contemporary mediation has consolidated itself as a highly specialized technical field, whose methods prioritize emotional management, the identification of interests, dialogue facilitation, and the…
One of my favourite games is Scrabble. It amazes me how many meaningful words can emerge from just seven letters that one is allowed to pull out from the bag. Among the many word pairs that often…
Introducing Regional Assistant Editors – strengthening the Blog’s global coverage from January 2026From January 2026, the Kluwer Mediation Blog will be supported by a new roster of Regional Assistant…
Much talk at the recent Kilkenomics festival (the world’s first festival of economics and comedy - an excellent combination!) focussed on the current boom in AI investment; whether it was a bubble…
On 14 July 2025, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) – responsible for managing EU trade marks (EUTMs) and registered EU designs (EUDs) – released the new mediation rules of its…
If the first issue of the AAA Mediation Magazine were a room, it would be full of energy — mediators comparing notes, arguing gently about process design, and sharing stories from practice.The…