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IMI’s Investor-State Taskforce gains recognition
The work of IMI’s investor-state taskforce has continued to make in-roads, collaborating with the International Energy Charter, UNCITRAL, and ICSID. Most recently, the Energy Charter’s Model Instrument, supported by IMI, ... Read More
Five new signees to the Singapore Convention
Armenia, Chad, Ecuador, Gabon, and Guinea-Bissau have now signed the Singapore Convention, bringing the total number of countries to 51. Congratulations to the new signees! UNCITRAL Press ReleaseDownload Congratulations also ... Read More
Event: 8th NLIU INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament
IMI is happy to be a supporting organisation for the 8th NLIU INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament. National Law Institute University (NLIU) and International Academy of Dispute Resolution (INADR) ... Read More
Using my Aboriginal Message Stick
Dr Paul Gibson is an IMI Certified Mediator based in Australia, who uses an Aboriginal ‘message stick’ in his mediation practice. Here he shares his story of this fascinating tool ... Read More
Event: Cultural Property and the Settlement of International Disputes
The International Mediation Institute are proud to be collaborating organisation for an upcoming conference organised by the Florence International Mediation Chamber (FIMC). Covering cultural diplomacy, the means for settlement of ... Read More
Participating, Confronting while Impressing—Reflections on shadowing a family mediator
Shadowing a family mediator through Cyrenians helped bring my awareness to how emotions are (or are not) addressed in conflict. One of my first pre-mediation sessions with the parent of ... Read More
Call for members: IMI Qualifying Assessment Programs Appraisal Committee
IMI is looking for further members for its QAP Appraisal Committee. What does the committee do? The IMI QAP Appraisal Committee receives applications from organisations who wish to have their ... Read More
New IMI Committees and Taskforces policy
IMI’s Board have today approved a new policy on IMI Committees and Taskforces. This policy has been created in order to enhance transparency over how members are recruited and how ... Read More
Reintroducing Mediation to Millennial India: Part II
Jonathan’s previous article set out solutions to awaken interest and the widespread application of mediation as a dispute resolution mechanism in India, focusing on restructuring and reintroducing mediation practices on ... Read More
ICSID’s Role in Advancing Investor-State Mediation
IMI’s Investor-State Taskforce has received significant support from ICSID, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. In this article, ICSID Senior Legal Counsel Frauke Nitschke details how ICSID is ... Read More
Call for IMI representatives at Asia Pacific ADR Conference
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (UNCITRAL RCAP) has invited IMI to send a representative to the 8th Asia Pacific ADR ... Read More
Diversification is key—Interview with John Sturrock
I had the privilege of speaking with IMI Certified Mediator John Sturrock QC about his mediation career. John is a very successful mediator based in Scotland, and has enjoyed being ... Read More
