Empathy is crucial in mediation, enabling mediators to understand and respond compassionately to parties in conflict. Case studies demonstrate how empathetic listening and validation of emotions can ...

True neutrality is pivotal in today’s heavily contested political environment. While traditional mediating powers have somewhat lost their influence, private firms are stepping in. Crisis creates ...

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at a signing ceremony during the Peace Summit following the Gaza ceasefire, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13 2025 (Sipa photo by Eliot Blondet via AP ...

Most technology-related disputes begin with some type of contract. Too often, corporate lawyers use a form mediation clause, or no mediation clause at all, at the time of contracting. This is done ...

Research on parental mediation—the parenting strategies used to regulate children's media use—is historically focused on television viewing among children (e.g., Austin, 1993). In recent years, the ...

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Mediation confidentiality and privilege vary across jurisdictions, based on institutional rules, private agreements, statutes, or court rules. Mediation does not generally shield from disclosure or ...

Research studies in cardiovascular epidemiology assessing the relationship between a primary exposure and a health outcome must account for the presence of what are often called third variables, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge has ordered the appointment of a mediator to help resolve the ongoing legal battle between The Ohio State University and hundreds of former athletes who say they were sexually ...