📘 Mediation Reader’s Handbook | Reprint Edition (2022)
✒️ Authored by: S. Susheela | Language: English | Publisher: Asia Law House

This practical and insightful handbook serves as a comprehensive introduction to mediation—one of the most effective methods of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Designed for both beginners and practitioners, the book combines conceptual clarity, procedural guidance, and practical tips, making it a ready companion for mediators, lawyers, students, and disputing parties.

🔍 Key Features:

• 📜 Foundations of Mediation – principles, objectives, and evolution of mediation as a dispute resolution mechanism.

• ⚖️ Legal Framework – relevant provisions under the Code of Civil Procedure, Arbitration & Conciliation Act, Commercial Courts Act, and other ADR statutes.

• 🛠️ Practical Guidance – role of mediators, parties, and lawyers; stages of mediation; drafting of settlement agreements.

• 👥 Skills & Techniques – communication, negotiation, confidentiality, impartiality, and problem-solving strategies.

• 📚 Case Studies & Examples – real-world scenarios demonstrating how mediation helps resolve family, commercial, and workplace disputes.

• 🌐 Global Perspectives – references to international mediation practices and UNCITRAL model provisions.

• 🆕 Updated Reprint (2022) – includes the latest judicial pronouncements and mediation-related developments in India.

🎯 Recommended For:

• Mediators, conciliators, and arbitrators

• Advocates and legal professionals practicing ADR

• Law students & judicial aspirants preparing for ADR-focused courses

• Corporate houses & HR professionals engaged in workplace conflict resolution

• NGOs and social workers involved in community dispute settlement

The Mediation Reader’s Handbook is a clear, practical, and user-friendly guide—making it an essential resource for anyone interested in mastering the art and law of mediation.