Model Law on International Commercial Mediation and International
Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation of the
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
A/RES/73/199
Noting that the decision of the Commission to concurrently prepare a convention
on international settlement agreements resulting from mediation and an amendment
to the Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation was intended to
accommodate the different levels of experience with mediation in different
jurisdictions and to provide States with consistent standards on the cross-border
enforcement of international settlement agreements resulting from mediation, without
creating any expectation that interested States may adopt either instrument, 3
Noting with satisfaction that the preparation of the amendments to the Model
Law was the subject of due deliberation and that they benefited from consultations
with Governments as well as with intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations,
1.
Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations Commission on
International Trade Law for finalizing and adopting the Model Law on International
Commercial Mediation and International Settlement Agreements Resulting from
Mediation (amending the Model Law on International Commercial Conciliation); 4
2.
Requests the Secretary-General to transmit the text of the Model Law to
Governments and other interested bodies;
3.
Recommends that all States give favourable consideration to the Model
Law when revising or adopting legislation relevant to mediation, bearing in mind the
desirability of uniformity of the law of mediation procedures and the specific needs
of international commercial mediation practice, and invites States that have used the
Model Law to advise the Commission accordingly.
62nd plenary meeting
20 December 2018
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Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-second Session, Supplement No. 17 (A/72/17),
paras. 238–239; see also A/CN.9/901, para. 52.
Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventy-third Session, Supplement No. 17 (A/73/17),
annex II.
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