This book is a compendium of articles elaborated by teachers of all the partner universities. The contents and sequence of all the articles is approved by unanimity of the project team. Each article can be read on its own. The aim of the authors of the book was to collect a wide range of articles on subjects directly related to mediation in a single edition. Therefore, the reader has a choice to select either an article on subject of his interest, or to explore all the articles, thus getting acquainted with a broad spectrum of application of mediation tools in law, culture and psychology.
In addition to the articles published in the book, authors have also elaborated supplementary materials – either Power Point presentations or distributive materials for the students, as well as self-evaluation questions.
This E-Book is developed in frame of ERASMUS+ Strategic partnership project „Development of Mediation Network in Civil and Criminal Cases to foster European Wide Settlements of Disputes”, project number: 2014-1-LV01-KA203-000506.

The Wider Context: an Introduction to Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution Maria Claudia Solarte-Vásquez
The Role of Nationality and Culture in Conflict Management Tarmo Tuisk
International and EU Perspective on Mediation: Mediation and Fundamental Right of Access to Justice Francesco Pesce
International and EU Perspective on Mediation: The 2008/52 Directive on Mediation on Civil and Commercial Matters Laura Carpaneto
International and EU Perspectives on Mediation: Mediation as a Tool for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes Chiara Cellerino
International and EU Perspective on Mediation: The EU Digital Agenda and Online Mediation in the Digital Single Market and the UNCITRAL’s Working Group III on Online Dispute Resolution Stefano Dominelli
International and EU Perspective on Mediation: Common Principles in Cross-Border Family Mediation Stefano Dominelli
International and EU Perspective on Mediation: Mediation in Civil and Commercial Matters: Private International Law Issues Ilaria Queirolo
Phases of Mediation Dana Rone
Mediation Principles Neringa Toleikyte
Skills of the Mediator Dana Rone
Psychological Aspects of the Family Mediation Elena Giulia Montorsi

Reference, Dr.Iur. Gatis Litvins, Lecturer at Turiba University, Latvia
Reference, Phd Inese Druviete, Riga Graduate School of Law, Latvia
Reference, Julia B.Radanova, Attorney-at-Law and mediator, Bulgaria
Reference, Marija Bliuvaite, Phd Candidate at Vilnius University, Lithuania