Law related Articles Friday, September 05, 2008


Why Mediation
© Robert Burton
Mediation is a useful and effective tool to resolve current conflicts and prevent future disputes. Mediation thereby contributes to social peace.

Mediation in North America and Ecuador
© Alexandra Alvarado
In Ecuador the Mediation agreement has the exact same value as a final judgment issued by a Judge. The Arbitration and Mediation Law of Ecuador establishes that “the mediation minutes, in which the agreement is contained, have the effect of…
Cross – cultural Differences in Mediation
© Alexandra Alvarado
Mediation is mostly about communication… effective communication. The Mediator’s principal goal is to open the communication channel between the parties so that they can understand each other better…

Can we mediate with different languages
© Alexandra Alvarado
There are always problems in the communication while using the same language. Even if both parties speak the same language fluently, use of words can vary with sub-cultures, geographic areas of origin, educational differences, and many other influences…
Is Arbitration a Tradition?
© Alexandra Alvarado
One of the possible reasons why Arbitration is mostly chosen may be that parties tend to go with the traditional methods, the ones that are already known by the parties…