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Mediation in Russia: At the Beginning

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Starting 2011, mediation has been applied as an alternative extrajudicial procedure for dispute resolution in Russia. The new alternative dispute resolution method involving independent mediators was called to reduce the burden on Russia’s judicial system. After more than 3 years following the introduction of the mediation procedure, the authors are trying to analyse its applicability and influence on development of the judicial and extrajudicial system of dispute resolution in Russia.

This Chapter provides a general overview of regulatory provisions of the mediation procedure. The authors analyse the practice of implementation of this alternative procedure for dispute resolution, including such specific instruments as cross-border mediation and electronic mediation.

The analysis also includes comments on the practical aspects and problems that face the parties to the dispute, the comparison with foreign mediation procedural aspects, as well as some statistics.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    For court statistics please refer to the official web-site of the Court Department of the Russian Federation at: http://www.cdep.ru

  2. 2.

    There is now Russia-wide statistics. The preliminary data is provided based on various sources on the amount of mediation proceedings in Russia.

  3. 3.

    A memorandum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on court practice of application of the Law on mediation (adopted by the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 6 June 2012) // Bulletin of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. 2012. No. 8.

  4. 4.

    For more details please refer to: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm

  5. 5.

    Sevastianov G.V. Modern tendencies of development of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Russia // Development of mediation in Russia: theory, practice, education. Сollected works under the editorship of E.I. Nosyreva, D.G. Filchenko. Moscow, Infotropic Media, 2012. P. 25–37.

  6. 6.

    Please refer to Clause 148, 150 of the Russian Civil Procedural Code; Chapter 15 of the Russian Arbitration Procedural Code.

  7. 7.

    This Code regulates the disputes resolution by state courts, what are called in Russia “Arbitrazh” due to historical reasons.

  8. 8.

    This idea has been supported in the doctrine of Prof. E.A. Treshcheva. For more details please refer to: Judicial settlement procedures: a right to exist. // Development of mediation in Russia: theory, practice, education. P.106–118.

  9. 9.

    Certain scientists believe that the Russian model of mediation is similar to the same in the Netherlands, since provisions of the Russian legislation include all the main features of the Dutch model of judicial mediation, including: (1) a possibility to mediate after initiation of the civil court proceedings; (2) recommendations of the court; (3) possibility to mediate with an external professional mediator; and (4) approval of the mediation agreement as an amicable agreement, and termination of court proceedings. Please refer to: Abolonin V.O. In search of the Russian model of court mediation // Russian juridical journal. 2011. No. 5. P.120–127.

  10. 10.

    The autonomous Non-Profit-Organization Scientific and Methodological Center for Mediation and Law. 2014. http://www.mediacia.com/en/en_index.htm

  11. 11.

    The Center of mediation of the Ural State Law Academy. 2014. http://www.mediation-ural.com

  12. 12.

    Kuznetsov E.N. Comments to the art.14. Comments to the Law on mediation (clause-by-clause). Ed. S.K Zagaynova, V.V. Yarkov. Moscow: Infotropic Media, 2012. P.167–173.

  13. 13.

    A memorandum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on court practice of application of the Law on mediation (adopted by the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 6 June 2012) // Bulletin of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. 2012. No.8.

  14. 14.

    Kalashnikova S.I. Mediation in the sphere of civil jurisdiction. Dissertation of the Candidate of legal scientists. Yekaterinburg. 2010. P.151.

  15. 15.

    The same, p. 129.

  16. 16.

    Solomeina E.A. Comments to the art.12. Comments to the Law on mediation (clause-by-clause). Ed. S.K Zagaynova, V.V. Yarkov. Moscow: Infotropic Media, 2012. P.141–154.

  17. 17.

    A memorandum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on court practice of application of the Law on mediation (adopted by the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 6 June 2012) // Bulletin of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. 2012. No.8.

  18. 18.

    Solomeina E.A. Comments to the art.12. Comments to the Law on mediation (clause-by-clause). Ed. S.K Zagaynova, V.V. Yarkov. Moscow: Infotropic Media, 2012. P.142.

  19. 19.

    Yarkov V.V. To the project Law on mediation // Arbitration court. 2006. No.6. P.20.

  20. 20.

    Kalashnikova S.I. Mediation in the sphere of civil jurisdiction. Moscow, 2011. P.166–178.

  21. 21.

    http://mediator-e.ru/prais

  22. 22.

    For example: Regulation on the fees and costs for providing mediation of the autonomous Non-Profit-Organization Scientific and Methodological Center for Mediation and Law: http://www.mediacia.com/m_docs/15_polojenie_o_rashodah_21_01_.2011.pdf

  23. 23.

    Lisitsyn Valery. Did not grow up to the mediation. Childhood diseases of the new procedure // RG – Business. No. 801 dated 7 July 2011.

  24. 24.

    RBC NEWS, 29.05.2013: http://www.arbitr.ru/press-centr/smi/84351.html

  25. 25.

    Zagaynova S.K. Comments to the art. 2. Comments to the Law on mediation (clause-by-clause). Ed. S.K Zagaynova, V.V. Yarkov. Moscow: Infotropic Media, 2012. P.129.

  26. 26.

    Recommendation N Rec (2001)9 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on alternatives to litigation between administrative authorities and private parties; Recommendation No. R (99) 19 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning mediation in penal matters of 15.09.1999; Recommendation N R (98) 1 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on family mediation of 21.01.1998; Recommendation R (2002) 10 of the Committee of Ministers to member States concerning mediation in civil matters of 18.09.2002.

  27. 27.

    Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters.

  28. 28.

    Kalashnikova S.I. Mediation in the sphere of civil jurisdiction. Moscow, 2011. P.124–136.

  29. 29.

    Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation. 2008. No.52 (part 1). Page 6217.

  30. 30.

    AIS ISK: http://kad.arbitr.ru

  31. 31.

    GAS Pravosudie: http://www.sudrf.ru

  32. 32.

    MyArbitr: https://my.arbitr.ru/#index

  33. 33.

    Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 27 December 2012 No.1406 “On federal special purposes program “Development of the judiciary system in Russia in 2013–2020” // Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation. 2013. No.1. Page 13.

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  1. Civil Procedural Law Department, Russian Academy of Justice, Moscow, Russia

    Alexey Argunov

  2. Civil Procedural Law Department, Moscow State University (Named After M.V. Lomonosov), Moscow, Russia

    Vsevolod Argunov

  3. Department of Civil Law, LLM Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow Office of Gide Loyrette Nouel, Moscow, Russia

    Alexander Akhmetbekov

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Argunov, A., Argunov, V., Akhmetbekov, A. (2015). Mediation in Russia: At the Beginning. In: Esplugues, C., Marquis, L. (eds) New Developments in Civil and Commercial Mediation. Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law, vol 6. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18135-6_21

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