Prospects for Commercial Mediation in the CIS: Russia and Ukraine
Article from: TDM 1 (2005), in Mediation & ADR
Introduction
It has taken some time, but Russia, Ukraine and other CIS countries have finally developed an understanding of, and legal infrastructure for conventional dispute resolution methods such as litigation in domestic courts, international commercial arbitration and domestic commercial arbitration. They have undertaken the necessary international commitments, passed essential domestic legislation and, over time, acquired sufficient practice in these methods of dispute resolution. However, the costs of litigation and arbitration remain high, and the proceedings ...