Twice today I've found myself responding to mediator reflections in these terms: the money's not about the money. Both cases involved financial negotiation, even haggling, but that's deceptive. The…
If the natural resources of the planet and its capacity to cope with our waste are finite, is it reasonable for mediators to be encouraging people to search for positive sum solutions which can…
What to write about this month? There is a lot on the go: General Election in the UK, Citizens Assembly in Scotland, Climate Change reports predicting the worst.
What about mediation? That is an…
I had planned, indeed had partly written, the usual form of blog for this month. It was to be a further comment on access to dispute resolution and justice, picking up on Zbynek Loebl's recent blog…
People have very good reasons not to want to enter into dialogue with each other over conflict (with or without mediation).
By this, I am not considering the rational choice that a dispute or…
Holidays are a wonderful thing.
Not only are they a great opportunity to step outside the obligations and scheduling of daily life, they open the space where the bigger picture lives.
And so it…
Online mediators are increasingly in demand in the first online state courts. However, with the inevitable emergence of artificial intelligence-aided online courts, what will the future role of these…
"Does the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation ("Singapore Convention") apply to investor-state disputes?" This intriguing question was…
"Impasse" - a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.
Last time I focused on impasse in mediation, I noted that in my experience as a…
We would like to announce an opening for the position of Assistant Editor for the Kluwer Mediation Blog.
The Assistant Editor will report directly to the editors, Bill Marsh and Nadja Alexander, and…