The benefits of mediation and amicable dispute resolution methods

• Efficiency: Although precise statistics on this matter are not available in Algeria, recent studies conducted in Europe, particularly by the Centre for Mediation and Arbitration of Paris, indicate that over 70% of mediations result in an agreement between the parties.

• Confidentiality: In contrast to trials where hearings are public and decisions are published, mediation remains a confidential process.

• Creativity: While judges simply apply the rule of law, mediation as a collaborative process allows parties, under the mediator’s guidance, to collectively devise a solution that better meets their respective needs.

• Predictability: While judicial decisions depend on the judge’s interpretation of facts and legal texts, mediation helps avoid judicial uncertainty as the terms of the agreement are freely determined by the parties.

• Sustainability: Unlike trials, which often perpetuate the dispute, mediation fosters the preservation of lasting relationships between parties. Unlike traditional judicial decisions that create a winner and a loser, mediation aims to create two winners.