Unbearable Lightness of European Mediation: From old Greek legends to Winnie-the-Pooh

The Association for Conflict Resolution of Greater New York and The CUNY Dispute Resolution Center at John Jay College NYC-DR Roundtable Breakfast DR. MARTIN SVATOS When: Thu, October 01, 2015, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Location: John Jay College of Criminal Justice: 899 Tenth Avenue, Faculty Dining Room, 2nd Floor, NYC Register here.   Despite the fact that the […]

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Kluwer Mediation Blog: How Mediation Helped Resolved Two Thousand Years Old Mystery…

Martin Svatos became regular contributor to the Kluwer Mediaiton Blog. This prestigious platform puts together the leading experts in the field of international mediation. Its goal is to publish on monthly basis opinions, articles and comments on actual development in the alternative dispute resolution. Here, you can read an extract of the first regular post […]

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The Mediator-Judge Interaction: Does the Win-Win Approach Apply?

JurisNet, LLC, New York, is about to publish the new volume of the Czech (& Central European) Yearbook of Arbitration that includes an article by Dr. Martin Svatoš, Ph.D. entitled The Mediator-Judge Interaction: Does the Win-Win Approach Apply? Abstract of the contribution may be read here:   The Mediator-Judge Interaction: Does the Win-Win Approach Apply? This article focuses on the interaction between […]

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A Look over the Fence – Emerging Trends in Mediation Practice in the EU

On Friday, 14th of November, the annual conference of the Mediators’ Institute of Ireland took place in Dublin. The keynote was addressed by one of the world’s most prominent mediators, Ken Cloke.  Dr. Martin Svatos was invited to give a speech on legal issues of cross-borders mediation. The co-speaker during the more than one-hour seminar […]

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Kluwer Mediation Blog: When the Mediators Pay the Highest Price

The prestigious Kluwer Mediation Blog recently published a contribution of Dr. Martin Svatos, Ph.D. about Folke Bernadotte,  Count of Wisborg who had served as the first UN Mediator during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and who was assassinated when performing his duties. The unbelievable story of his life includes negotiation during the Second World War as well […]

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UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres in Thessaloniki

The 20th issue of UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres took place in Thessaloniki, Greece between the 25th and 28th of September 2014 focusing on the current topics in relation to the use of mediation and of the other ADR, including the insolvency matters. The forum has been serving as the platform for the meeting of leading […]

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Shanghai Summer School

The first volume of the Summer School was organized by the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) this July. Dr. Martin Svatos, Ph.D. was invited to give a lecture on international commercial arbitration and ADR on this occasion. The students passed the written exam after 14 credit hours of lecturing. The program took place […]

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Interactive Workshop on Arbitration at the Masaryk University in Brno

On the 3rd of June 2014, Dr. Martin Svatos, Ph.D. gave an interactive workshop on arbitration and ADR at the Faculty of Law of the Masaryk University in Brno, (Czech Republic).     The main topics that was discussed was the impartiality and independence of the arbitrators, especially the correct application of the IBA Guidelines on […]

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Collective Labour Mediator and Arbitrator registered by Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic has registered Dr. Martin Svatos, Ph.D. as mediator and arbitrator of collective labour disputes. According to the Act No. 2/1991 Coll. on Collective bargaining, mediation is an obligatory step when resolving collective disputes originating from the collective agreements. These cases have to be submitted to mediation before […]

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Round table on Mediation in Hradec Kralove (CZE)

On Monday the 19th of May 2014, the round table on mediation was held in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. Among other guests, Charlie Irvine a leading Scottish mediator and lecturer was invited to present his contribution on recent developments of mediation in Scotland. Dr. Martin Svatos gave a speech on the preliminary results of his […]

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