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Common Questions about Copyright and Fair Use |
© Victoria Maxwell |
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Do you have Questions about using the creative work of other artists in your own work? Generally speaking, an artist should always get permission, directly from the copyright holder or his agent… |
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What is elder mediation |
© Victoria Maxwell |
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Elder mediation is mediation of any conflict that involves elders, their family members or others in their lives. The first contact with the mediator does not necessarily have to come from the elder involved. |
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The Prenuptial Agreement and its limits |
Source: Wikipedia |
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A prenuptial agreement, commonly abbreviated to prenup or prenupt, is a contract entered into by two people prior to marriage or civil union. The content of a prenuptial agreement can vary widely… |
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Why Mediation |
© Robert Burton |
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Mediation is a useful and effective tool to resolve current conflicts and prevent future disputes. Mediation thereby contributes to social peace. |
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How to settle without showing weakness |
© Alexandra Alvarado |
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Parties sometimes refrain from proposing the other party to settle their differences either through Negotiation or Mediation because they think that may reveal a weakness in their positions… |
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Mediation in North America and Ecuador |
© Alexandra Alvarado |
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In Ecuador the Mediation agreement has the exact same value as a final judgment issued by a Judge. The Arbitration and Mediation Law of Ecuador establishes that “the mediation minutes, in which the agreement is contained, have the effect of… |
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Collaborative Divorce |
Source: Wikipedia |
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Collaborative divorce is a divorce procedure where two clients agree that they will not go to court, or threaten to do so. |
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Conciliation, an alternative to Litigation |
Source: Wikipedia |
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Conciliation is an Alternative Dispute Resolution process whereby the parties to the dispute agree to utilize the services of a Conciliator… |
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Cross – cultural Differences in Mediation |
© Alexandra Alvarado |
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Mediation is mostly about communication… effective communication. The Mediator’s principal goal is to open the communication channel between the parties so that they can understand each other better… |
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Can we mediate with different languages |
© Alexandra Alvarado |
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There are always problems in the communication while using the same language. Even if both parties speak the same language fluently, use of words can vary with sub-cultures, geographic areas of origin, educational differences, and many other influences… |
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The outcome in Arbitration and Mediation |
© Alexandra Alvarado |
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This is a very important and perhaps reasonable motive for people to prefer Arbitration. They know the outcome… |
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Forseti, God of all Mediators |
© Hanspeter Rafeiner |
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Forseti is the God of justice, peace and truth in old Scandinavian mythology… |
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Is Arbitration a Tradition? |
© Alexandra Alvarado |
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One of the possible reasons why Arbitration is mostly chosen may be that parties tend to go with the traditional methods, the ones that are already known by the parties… |
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The mediator as a peace bearer |
© Alexandra Alvarado |
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Mediation is not only about solving disputes, but also about spreading peace. |
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Advantages of Mediation |
© Alexandra Alvarado |
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Mediation is a powerful tool to solve disputes. Here are some of the advantages that it provides to the parties… |
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