[Med10] International Professional Mediation Advanced Course – Singapore Convention

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Course Description

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law’s (UNCITRAL) Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation is also known as the “Singapore Convention on Mediation” or “Singapore Convention”. This international treaty represents a significant milestone in the development of international mediation by providing a regulatory foundation for the use of mediation in cross-border disputes. With four-six countries signing the instrument at the signing ceremony and covering over one-third of the world’s population, the Singapore Convention helps to facilitate international trade and commerce on a global scale.

Learning Objectives

The Singapore Convention provides dispute parties with a fair and efficient framework to enforce a cross-border settlement agreement resulting from mediation. However, the operationalization of the Singapore Convention remains uncertain and requires authorities, institutes, and practitioners to unfold.

This course serves and beginner and intermediate sessions to our participants on the development, global impact, application and operationalization of the Singapore Convention.

Target Participants

• Mediators
• Arbitrators
• Lawyers
• Individuals who are interested in understanding international treaty
• Persons who are interested in learning the Singapore Convention

Trainers

Professor Zhao Yun

• Henry Cheng Professor in International Law
• Professor, Head of Department of Law, HKU
• Advisory Board Member, AIDRN

Certification

• Students attaining 100% attendance in the course will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance