PIL.OT / DEVELOPMENT
Mauritius Ratifies the Singapore Convention on Mediation
Development summary
Mauritius ratified the Singapore Convention on Mediation on 17 August 2026, as announced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). The Convention establishes a framework for relying on and enforcing international mediated settlement agreements across borders.
Mauritius thereby became the Convention’s twenty-third State party. The Convention will enter into force for Mauritius on 17 February 2027.
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Research note
Issue
Mauritius becoming a party to the Singapore Convention on Mediation concerning cross-border mediated settlement agreements
Why does it matter?
The ratification brings Mauritius within the Convention regime for international mediated settlement agreements, although the announcement gives no further details about its domestic implementation.
Concepts
Record details
- Type
- Treaty accession
- Responsible person / body
- UNCITRAL
- Date
- 17 August 2026
- Content language
- English
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