How to cite this journal: Author, Date of the post, WMO Conflict Insight, Title of the post, ISSN: 2628 6998, https://worldmediation.org/journal/ ABSTRACT * This article sets out the fundamental principles of mediation and illustrates them through a historical case. The author begins by defining mediation as an extension of negotiation conducted by a third party without authority to impose an outcome, and argues that the absence of decision making power is precisely what makes the process attractive to disputing parties. The authority mediators do possess is located instead in personal
credibility, procedural expertise, experience and reputation. Neutrality, impartiality and confidentiality are presented as the three principles governing every…
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