Subjects:

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Contents:

Acknowledgements.

Foreword.

Authors' Introduction.

1. The Potential for International Mediation.

2. The Power of Mediation.

3. The Decision to Mediate Case and Mediator Selection in Practice.

4. The Mediation Framework Form and Flexibility'.

5. Preparation for Mediation.

6. The Mediation Process.

7. Achieving and Implementing Mediation Settlements.

8. The Limits of Mediation.

9. Global Business Diplomacy.

Appendix I. Addresses of International ADR Organisations.

Appendix II. Model Mediation Practice.

Appendix III. Model Mediation and Arbitration Contract Clauses.

Appendix IV. Mediation Costs.

Appendix V. Case Summaries.

Appendix VI. Millennium Accord.

Further Reading.

About the Authors.

Across a broad range of business sectors, and with case values as high as $500 million, mediation is emerging as an efficient means of solving international business disputes. Experience has already proven its effectiveness. This work reveals the power of this extraordinary resolution tool. Drawing on more than a decade of successfully mediated international disputes, the authors (both professional mediators associated with the Centre for Dispute Resolution (CEDR) in London) explain how to use mediation in an international setting and how to get the best from the process. They provide examples of international disputes that have been resolved using mediation, often in as little as two days.

This book answers questions about international mediation, including: How does it work? What are the limitations? What skills are required? How long will it take? What will it cost? How are the outcomes enforced? More than any theory, the case histories and practical guidance in this book should demonstrate why international business dispute mediation works.