SAN FRANCISCO, June 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A select group of Weinstein JAMS International Fellows are gathering in Singapore to attend a three-day conference on June 12-14, 2018 to share dispute resolution best practices and promote the application of mediation to conflicts in their communities. Eighteen experienced dispute resolution professionals from countries across the Asian region are participating at the conference, including prominent judges and lawyers from Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each participant is an alumni of the Weinstein JAMS Fellowship program: https://www.jamsadr.com/weinstein-fellowship/.
The discussions at the conference will be led by Judge Daniel Weinstein (Ret.), of JAMS, David L. Carden, former U.S. Ambassador to the Association of South East Asian Nations and Jay Welsh, former executive vice-president and general counsel of JAMS. The goals of the conference are 1) To strengthen Fellows’ mediation practices in their own countries; 2) To enhance collaboration among the Fellows by providing training and opportunity for educational exchange; and 3) To explore how Fellows can help mediate public interest disputes in their communities, such as conflicts involving natural resources, migration, land use, environmental and gender issues. It is anticipated that the conference participants will meet with local officials in exploring how to assist in managing these kinds of disputes.
Additional regional conferences are planned to take place in the near future involving Fellows from Central Asia, Latin America, and Africa. The conferences will accompany the launch of a new initiative to further promote mediation internationally through the support of Fellows in the further development of their dispute resolution initiatives and potential engagement with government officials and community leaders to mediate public interest disputes.
In a world of increasing international tensions and limited resources, there is an urgent imperative to manage the conflicts arising from these global challenges. The impetus for the regional conferences is to further enhance the Fellows’ capacity to mediate these public interest disputes in their communities, both locally and across borders.
Weinstein JAMS Fellows attending the conference in Singapore:
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