共同调解在西方的发展情况及其对中国实践的启示

调解作为国际商事纠纷解决方式的重要性已经得到各国及国际组织的认可,共同调解作为一种特殊的调解方式,在西方国家以及部分国际组织已经普遍用于解决各种类型的民商事纠纷,但是,中国对共同调解的适用在过去几十年里仅限于国际商事纠纷领域。本文对西方国家适用共同调解的各种情况进行归纳分类,总结其适用规律与优点、缺点,为共同调解在国内的推广适用提供借鉴。

As recognized by many countries and international organizations,mediation is an important mechanism for the resolution of international economic and business disputes. Co-mediation, as a special form of mediation,is widely used by some developed nations and international organizations to solve civil disputes. In China,however,co-mediation has been confined to solve international business disputes in past decades. This paper will map out and classify the manners that co-mediation is used in developed nations,discuss the advantages and disadvantages and sum up experiences,in order to promote co-mediation in China.