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.
UNCITRAL reported progress in its work on dispute settlement and digital trade at its 59th session. The development is relevant to international arbitration law and the handling of cross-border disputes.
Aysun Bolaca’s article in Ticaret ve Fikri Mülkiyet Hukuku Dergisi examines investor obligations in new-generation investment treaties through an ESG lens.
UNCITRAL Working Group III’s workshop on implementing investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) reform for African States is taking place in Rabat from 3 to 5 June 2026.
Ahmet Sürerdamar’s article in the Public and Private International Law Bulletin addresses online dispute resolution (ODR) in response to the new needs created by digitisation in consumer transactions.
UNCITRAL announced on 23 March 2026 that Azerbaijan had signed the Singapore Convention on Mediation. The Convention concerns the cross-border framework for international settlement agreements resulting from mediation.
Colombia has ratified the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation.
Oman acceded to the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation, on 10 March 2026. The United Nations announcement records the step as Oman’s accession to the Convention.
Published in Arbitration International, Darius Chan and Abhishek Behera’s article addresses the curtailment of collective redress by mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer and employment contracts and asks whether class arbitration may be permitted in UNCITRAL Model Law jurisdictions where an…
The study by Muhammed Erdal and ZÜBEYDE CAN, published in Terazi Hukuk Dergisi, examines arbitration’s role and advantages in resolving international disputes and the compatibility of the Turkish legal system with international regulations.
Oman ratified the Singapore Convention on Mediation on 17 February 2026. The step concerns the cross-border enforceability of mediated settlement agreements within private international law and international dispute resolution.
Egypt signed the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation, at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 13 January 2026.
UNCITRAL has announced that Kyrgyzstan has become a State party to the Singapore Convention on Mediation, taking the number of States parties to 20. The announcement concerns the international framework for the recognition and enforcement of mediated settlement agreements in cross-border disputes.
UNCITRAL on 2025-09-29 announced the development entitled “Iran ratifies the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of International / UNCITRAL.
The European Union has approved the United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration. The development concerns transparency in investor-State arbitration within international arbitration law.
UNCITRAL adopted the Toolkit on Prevention and Mitigation of International Investment Disputes on 21 July 2025. The source presents this as an official item in the UNCITRAL press-release list.
UNCITRAL adopted the Toolkit and Background Notes on Asset Tracing and Recovery in Insolvency Proceedings on 18 July 2025. The source presents this as an official UNCITRAL action listed among its press releases.
El Salvador on 2025-07-17 announced the development entitled “El Salvador accedes to the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts”. The announcement concerns a development in the context of El Salvador.
The article addresses the arrest of ships in the territorial waters of another state on the basis of a maritime lien or maritime claim, and the subsequent judicial sale of the ship if the arrest is not lifted.
According to a UNCITRAL press release dated 26 May 2025, Pakistan signed the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation.
Ruhi, Ahmet Cemal authored the academic publication “Uluslararasi Tahkimde Elektronik Tahkim Kararlari ve E-Imza” in Sakarya Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol. 12 No.