The two days of the conference in Strasbourg (25 and 26 May 2023) were an opportunity to celebrate an important anniversary: 20 years of GEMME! 20 years of activism to develop mediation and amicable dispute resolution.
Some of the founders were present: Guy Canivet, Beatrice Brenneur and Eric Battistoni. Speakers and participants from all over Europe came together to reflect on the achievements, projects and future prospects of GEMME an association with over 300 members in France.
It was an important occasion. Mr. Dupont-Moretti, Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice in France, opened the proceedings, confirming by his presence his desire to develop a culture of amicable settlement at the heart of French courts. For many, a revolution! He outlined two flagship projects of his amicable settlement police - the trial break and the amicable settlement hearing and encouraged everyone to persevere in their efforts: ”Let’s role up our sleeves and get moving! The amicable settlement policy is here and now, with you!”
BÉATRICE-BLOHONR BRENNEUR - Coordinator
FRANÇOIS STAECHELÉ
SARAH HARTMANN-LOMBBARD
DRAGOS CALIN
Acknowledgements / 5
Opening of works - Éric Dupond Moretti / 11
Summary of the conference - Sylvie Mischo Fleury / 14
PART 1: EUROPEAN ADVANCES / 25
CHAPTER I: France / 27
Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice - Éric Dupond Moretti / 27
Court of Cassation - Christophe Soulard represented by Frédérique Agostini / 31
Paris Court of Appeal - Jacques Boulard represented by Jean Paul Besson / 43
Colmar Court of Appeal - Valérie Delnaud / 48
CHAPTER II: Spain - Pascual Ortuño Munoz / 53
CHAPTER III: Greece - Miltiadis Chatzigeorgiou / 62
CHAPTER IV: Italy / 66
- Chiara Giovanucci Orlandi / 66
- Emanuela Pucci / 75
CHAPTER V: Belgium - Éric Battistoni / 91
CHAPTER VI: Romania - Dragos Calin / 112
CHAPTER VII: Bulgaria - Dessislava Djarova / 126
CHAPTER VIII: United Kingdom - Timothy Powell / 133
CHAPTER IX: Poland - Monika Włodarczyk / 142
CHAPTER X: Ireland - Paul Gilligan / 164
CHAPTER XI: Switzerland - Mirimanoff Jean A. / 166
PART 2: FAMILY MEDIATION AND INTERNATIONAL FAMILY MEDIATION / 183
CHAPTER I: A magistrate's and a lawyer's interview of mediation and the development of amicable modes in family matters - Anne Gongora and Barbara Régent / 185
CHAPTER II: International family mediation - Danièle Ganancia / 196
PART 3: ADMINISTRATIVE MEDIATION / 201
CHAPTER I: Administrative mediation in Europe / 203
- Philippe Gazagnes / 203
- Karim Salem / 204
CHAPTER II: Administrative mediation in France / 214
- Sylvie Favier / 214
- Didier Artus / 216
- Jean Pierre Vogel Braun / 224
- Yvane Cécile Robin / 234
CHAPTER III: Mediation in administrative litigation in Belgium - Emmanuel Jacubowitz / 243
PART 4: SOME MEDIATION PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD / 249
Introduction to the round table - Alain Ducass / 151
CHAPTER I: Africa / 253
Morocco: "Commercial mediation in the Kingdom of Morocco" - Mohammed El Ghorfi / 253
Tunisia: "Mediation in Tunisia: A dream that can't wait to come true" - Chebili Saida / 261
Ohada Area: "Progress in mediation in the Ohada area" - Michel Tchicaya / 266
The ivory coast: "Conflict resolution practice: A case study in the Ivorian coast" – Félix Tobin / 270
CHAPTER II: Asia Me Thi My Hanh Ngo Folliot / 275
Song "The world needs mediators" - Abder Aït Ouali / 278
SUMMARY SPEECH - Stephen Bensimon / 284