Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is an efficient and effective tool for settling disputes outside a courtroom. In Mongolia, where the growth of private sector activities has been accompanied by a rise in civil and commercial cases, ADR practices, such as mediation, are becoming increasingly popular.
Although pre-litigation mediation is developing in Mongolia, the practice is not yet fully established and therefore remains under-utilized. Moreover, Mongolia is not yet a signatory international settlement frameworks such as the Singapore Convention on Mediation. Against this backdrop, IDLO, with support from the European Union, and in partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), is working with the Government of Mongolia to implement the project, “Strengthening Commercial Mediation in Mongolia: Legal Assistance on the Revision of Mediation Law and Promotion of Commercial Mediation to SMEs”.
The initiative, which runs from 2023 to 2025, aims to improve the regulatory environment, institutional setting and practice of mediation in Mongolia. It also promotes and facilitates the use of commercial mediation on a national scale with a particular focus on creating an enabling environment for online mediation.
