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»International Mediation With the current acute crisis in Kenya international mediation has come into the spotlight of public attention. The Kofi Annan led process shows how crucial independent arbitration of political disagreements is. The featured article takes the topic further into mediation between parties of open conflict. But how does mediation in international conflicts work? What are the differences between this specific form of dispute settlement and other forms like negotiation, arbitration? When is the use of mediation appropriate, what are the conditions? As an example for international crises, the paper focuses on mediation of civil wars. This will then lead to the central question - to what extend can it be said that mediation is a successful means to the peaceful settlement of international crises, in particular of civil wars?
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The Human Rights Center at the University of Berkely, California, conducts interdisciplinary research on emerging issues in international human rights and humanitarian law. Its research focuses on war crimes, justice and postwar reconstruction, health and human rights, and globalization. »go...
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