Originated in Hong Kong, the “Mediate First” movement is gaining momentum in and beyond the city, with individuals, organisations and businesses acknowledging the benefits of exploring mediation as…
Repetition works.
It is a passive, effective tool of persuasion. It features heavily in the online marketing of programs for business leaders and, (as I am reminded as I endure another round…
Are you doing it online? A lot? Regularly? Just sometimes? Do you talk to others about it or keep it mostly to yourself? And, if you do talk about it, do you just flippantly mention it as a throw-…
Introduction
China’s noticeable absence from ISDS cases raises interesting questions about the resolution of investor-state disputes from a Chinese perspective. So far, there have only been 15 ISDS…
Introduction
In September 2022, a team of researchers from the Faculty of Law of the University of Antwerp (Law Enforcement Research Group) and Conflicool (a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to…
The inspiration to write this article came from a film I watched recently – The Whale – starring Brendan Fraser, who plays an obese man leading an extremely sedentary life. In my opinion, his…
Jean-Christophe Barth-Coullaré
Every year since 2004, this competition has brought together law students, coaches and mediation professionals from around the world.
The competition provides the…
Neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow’s latest book ‘Joined-up Thinking - The science of collective intelligence’ makes the case that the range and complexity of the challenges that face us a species…
In 2006, the Hong Kong Government introduced a scheme that marriages can be officiated by civil celebrants at a time and a venue chosen by the couple. Since then, I have been practising as a civil…
This week the facilitator of a conflict resolution group to which I belong posed this question:
‘What is the greatest challenge currently facing us?’
My answer came quickly – the…
