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<p>The article deals with the International Business Mediation and Singapore Mediation Convention on enforcing cross-border mediated settlement agreements. Mediation, as an alternative dispute resolution method, is widely preferred by parties with disputes in many countries. For this reason, in relation to ADR methods including mediation, both in Anglo-American Law and in Continental European Law, various technical and legal arrangements have been made. Mediation Laws in the EU have become one of the regulations bringing out rules that are in conformity with the new developments reflected also in the Singapore Convention on Mediation. Harmonisation initiatives in the EU and in the global world are not confined to intergovernmental activities. The same is also currently ongoing in the field of unification. Also, the private business sector, less restricted by jurisdictional boundaries, is increasingly driving harmonisation in mediation practice and law. As applicable national mediation law is often the same for cross-border and domestic applications, the Singapore convention introduces a contemporary definition of mediation procedural law and offers positive factors that shape it globally. Relevant national and international aspects are presented throughout the first part of this study, with specific sections on international business mediation and international instruments of private international law.</p>
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The article deals with the International Business Mediation and Singapore Mediation Convention on enforcing cross-border mediated settlement agreements. Mediation, as an alternative dispute resolution method, is widely preferred by parties with disputes in many countries. For this reason, in relation to ADR methods including mediation, both in Anglo-American Law and in Continental European Law, various technical and legal arrangements have been made. Mediation Laws in the EU have become one of the regulations bringing out rules that are in conformity with the new developments reflected also in the Singapore Convention on Mediation. Harmonisation initiatives in the EU and in the global world are not confined to intergovernmental activities. The same is also currently ongoing in the field of unification. Also, the private business sector, less restricted by jurisdictional boundaries, is increasingly driving harmonisation in mediation practice and law. As applicable national mediation law is often the same for cross-border and domestic applications, the Singapore convention introduces a contemporary definition of mediation procedural law and offers positive factors that shape it globally. Relevant national and international aspects are presented throughout the first part of this study, with specific sections on international business mediation and international instruments of private international law.

The Singapore Mediation Convention and International Business Mediation

International and Comparative Law Review

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The article deals with the International Business Mediation and Singapore Mediation Convention on enforcing cross-border mediated settlement agreements....

The Singapore Mediation Convention and International Business Mediation

Published Online: Mar 01, 2023

Page range: 179 - 196

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2022-0021

Keywords
Singapore Mediation Convention, European mediation directive, mediation, dispute resolution, appropriate dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution, European Union member states, benefits of mediation, enforceability

© 2022 Michal Malacka, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Singapore Mediation Convention and International Business Mediation

Published Online: Mar 01, 2023

Page range: 179 - 196

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2022-0021

KeywordsSingapore Mediation Convention, European mediation directive, mediation, dispute resolution, appropriate dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution, European Union member states, benefits of mediation, enforceability

© 2022 Michal Malacka, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Singapore Mediation Convention, European mediation directive, mediation, dispute resolution, appropriate dispute resolution, alternative dispute resolution, European Union member states, benefits of mediation, enforceability