Abstract

Negotiating a “collaboration agreement” between mediators along with the commitment to systematically examine the relationship, and explore the quality of the cooperation are necessary to maintain a good co-mediation experience.

Co-mediating international cases allows us also to normalize cultural differences in disputes. By exposing hypotheses about the mechanisms of escalation, or cultural sources of conflict, mediators help the parties to minimize attribution errors, and see obstacles in the situation or context more clearly, rather than referring only to personal attributes. Co-mediation brings numerous benefits to the parties. With the support we offer each other in the co-mediation team, we are equipped to resolve international and cross-border conflicts more efficiently.