Nivaaran: International Virtual Mediation Summer School, 2021 [ 22nd July to 31st July]

[23^rd July to 30^th July, 5:00PM – 6:30PM IST/ 12:30PM - 2:00PM BST]

Day – 1 – 23rd July:

Host/Moderator: Anil Shrivastav, Advocate/ Mediator

Guest Speaker: Uma Ramanathan, Mediator/Trainer, Chennai

Topics:

Historical perspective of dispute resolution

- Development of legal systems

- Culture

Day – 2 – 24th July:

Host/Moderator: Sandeep Narain, Advocate/ Mediator

Guest Speaker: Sudhir Jain, Mediator/Trainer/Dist. Judge, Delhi.

Topics:

- Introduction to mediation

Definition and Process of Mediation

Differences between mediation, conciliation, arbitration and litigation

- Lacunae and disadvantages of adversarial dispute resolution.

Day – 3 – 25th July:

Host/Moderator: Manjula Gupta, Advocate/Mediator

Guest Speaker: Sunil Aggarwal, Mediator/Trainer/District Judge, Delhi.

Topics:

An overview of conflict and styles of conflict

- Conflict management, resolution and transformation

Day – 4 – 26th July:

Host/Moderator: Abha Sharma, Advocate/Mediator

Guest Speaker: S. Susheela Sarathi, Sr. Adv/Mediator/Trainer, Bangalore.

Topics:

- Communication skills needed for a mediator

- Verbal and non-verbal communication

Day – 5 – 27th July:

Host/Moderator: Shirin Khajuria, Advocate/Mediator

Guest Speaker: Laila Ollapally, Mediator/Trainer, Bangalore

Topics:

- Negotiation – definition

- Soft, hard and principled negotiation

- Negotiation skills needed for a mediator as a facilitator of negotiation

Conclusion and Agreement in mediation

Day – 6 – 28th July:

Host/Moderator: Reema Bhandari, Advocate/Mediator

Guest Speaker: Yong Shi Kai, Assistant Registrar, Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC)

Topics:

-Ethics and ethical issues in mediation

-Confidentiality, Neutrality and self-determination