Riga Graduate School of Law (RGSL) in collaboration with Germany's Institute for European Mediation and Arbitration (IEMA) organized an international conference ”Mediation: Status Quo in Europe and Overseas. Options for countries in transition” on 27 September 2013 in Riga, Latvia. The aim of the conference is to discuss alternative dispute resolution (ADR) ways, including mediation, which allows conflicts to be resolved without litigation. During the conference the case studies of dispute resolutions without litigation in Latvia and other European countries was offered, as well as case studies from Africa, the US, and Australia.
Speakers:
Prof. Lode Walgrave (Belgium)
Inga Svarca, Arthur Trossen (Germany)
Prof. Frank Diedrich, Ulla Zumente-Steele (Latvia)
Prof. Stephen de la Harpe, Prof. Christa Rautenbach, Prof. R. Robinson (South Africa)
Prof. Larry Bakken (USA)
Presentations:
- Restorative Justice – Commonalities and Differences with ADR in Civil and Business Matters, Lode Walgrave, Professor at KU Leuven, Belgium
- Mediation in Latvia, Ulla Zumente-Steele, Mediator, Lecturer at Riga Graduate School of Law, Latvia
- Mediation and other Forms of ADR in Countries in Transition, Inga Svarca, Mediator & CEO of Institute of European Mediation & Arbitration (IEMA), Germany
- International/Cross-Border Mediation within the EU – Place of Mediation, Qualifications of the Mediator and the Applicable Law, Frank Diedrich, Professor at Riga Graduate School of Law, Latvia
- Practical issues and Shortcomings of the new 2012 German Mediation Act, Arthur Trossen, Mediator, Chairman of Integrated Mediation (IM), German
- Mediation and ADR in the USA – Current Trends and Methods General, Larry Bakken, Mediator, Professor at Hamline University, USA
- Mediation in South Africa – An Overview with Selected Issues, Stephen de la Harpe, Advocate, Professor at North West University, South Africa
- Traditional Courts and ADR in South Africa, Christa Rautenbach, Professor at North West University, South Africa
- Family Relationship Centres – Australian lessons for South Africa, Robbie Robinson, Professor at North West University, South Africa
Photos from the event: RGSL Mediation Conference
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