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- The Changing Character of International Dispute Settlement
- The Changing Character of International Dispute Settlement
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of International Instruments
- Table of Legislation
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Recent Trends and Cross-Cutting Issues in International Dispute Settlement
- Part II Effectiveness, Authority, and Legitimacy of the Current System of International Dispute Settlement and Possible Reforms
- Part III New Opportunities and the Future of International Dispute Settlement
- 13 Mediation and the International Law Commission’s Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters
- 14 The Peaceful Settlement of Space Disputes
- 15 Fact-Finding and Cyber Attribution
- 16 International Dispute Settlement
- 17 International Dispute Settlement
- Index
13 - Mediation and the International Law Commission’s Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters
A Case of Untapped Potential
from Part III - New Opportunities and the Future of International Dispute Settlement
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 December 2023
- The Changing Character of International Dispute Settlement
- The Changing Character of International Dispute Settlement
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of International Instruments
- Table of Legislation
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Recent Trends and Cross-Cutting Issues in International Dispute Settlement
- Part II Effectiveness, Authority, and Legitimacy of the Current System of International Dispute Settlement and Possible Reforms
- Part III New Opportunities and the Future of International Dispute Settlement
- 13 Mediation and the International Law Commission’s Draft Articles on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters
- 14 The Peaceful Settlement of Space Disputes
- 15 Fact-Finding and Cyber Attribution
- 16 International Dispute Settlement
- 17 International Dispute Settlement
- Index
Summary
In this chapter, Therese O’Donnell brings together research literature from international law, disaster studies, and the mediation field to investigate the possibilities that mediation offers in the context of disaster assistance. This chapter argues that mediation is an untapped resource in the disaster milieu given its capacity for widening participation, contextual sensitivity and discretion, and proven success rate even in the most fraught environments. This chapter claims that mediation has the potential to facilitate partnered dispute resolution and create the conditions for paying heed to international legal standards of protection while reflecting notions of solidarity. Most importantly, it contends that mediation offers a route to avoid unhelpful political confrontation while ensuring that the needs of disaster-stricken populations are met in sustainable ways.
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- The Changing Character of International Dispute SettlementChallenges and Prospects, pp. 367 - 402Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023