Contemporary Issues in Mediation

Volume 1

Is the need for a power balance still necessary for mediation in the Singapore context?

In an increasingly digitised world, what challenges are there for online mediation?

Is the distinction between facilitative and evaluative mediation still relevant?

These questions, and more, are explored in Contemporary Issues in Mediation, the first ever compilation of essays on mediation topics and issues by top mediation students. Carefully selected and edited by leaders in the mediation and negotiation field Associate Professor Joel Lee from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, and Marcus Lim, Executive Director of the Singapore International Mediation Institute, this book is not only a unique addition to local mediation literature but also the first in a new annual series.

Contents:

• Could Power Imbalance Be Power in Balance? Looking at Power Imbalances through a Singaporean Cultural Lens (Ng Wan Qing)
• Mediation Advocacy: Doing Good, Doing Right, and Doing Well (Valencia Soh Ywee Xian)
• The Facilitative-Evaluative Divide: Have We Lost Sight of What's Important? (Javier Yeo)
• Mediating the ASEAN Way: An ASEAN Perspective on Mediation (Jaime Lye)
• Faces of Singapore & Mediation (Joey Lim Yue Tow)
• Manipulation in Mediation (Koh Zhen Yang)
• The SIAC-SIMC Arb-Med-Arb Protocol: Enforcing International Commercial Mediated Settlement Argeements (MSAs) through the New York Convention (Chng Teck Kian Desmond)
• Shall We Medi@? (Phua Jun Han)
• Good Faith Participation in Mediation (Chan Min Hui)
• Bridging the Concepts of Neutrality and Power Imbalance (Tan Ting Wei Kelly)

Readership: Students, researchers, and general readers who are interested in the current theories and applications of mediation concepts and practices, especially in the Singapore context.
Key Features:

• This is the first collection of academic essays by undergraduate students on mediation and its related issues
• No other publications currently exist in the market that seek to explore in detail current theories and applications of mediation concepts and practices
• Readers stand to benefit from a diverse range of topics especially selected for their high quality of research and novelty that cannot be replicated elsewhere
• As an on-going project, there will be a strong precedent value moving forward as future students and researchers will be able to look upon the book as a regular and reliable source of inspiration and reference