UN Treaty on mediation signed in Singapore

• Main Authors: ALEXANDER, Nadja, CHONG, Shou Yu
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Singapore Convention on Mediation; Mediation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation Practice; International Mediated Settlement Agreement; iMSA; Asian Studies; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3045; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5003/viewcontent/UN_Treaty_Mediation_Singapore_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The Singapore Convention on Mediation is a multilateral treaty which offers a legal framework facilitating the circulation of international mediated settlement agreements (iMSAs) across national borders. The Singapore Convention achieves this by elevating iMSAs to the status of a new type of legal instrument recognised in international law: neither a contract nor a consent arbitral award, iMSAs that fall within the scope of, and that satisfy the conditions within, the Singapore Convention enjoy a unique status. As outlined below, the new Convention establishes a system for the recognition and enforcement of commercial iMSAs. This report is a follow up to the authors previous article analysing the main provision of the Convention in anticipation of its signing.