{"id":400444,"date":"2026-11-03T18:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=400444"},"modified":"2026-11-03T18:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:42:53","slug":"mediation-council-of-india-lessons-from-international-mediation-institute-online-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/11\/03\/mediation-council-of-india-lessons-from-international-mediation-institute-online-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Registrations: ‘Mediation Council of India — Lessons from the International Mediation Institute’ by Ivana Nin\u010di\u0107 Österle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About the Organiser<\/p>\n

Sama is India’s leading Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) institution<\/span>, enabling mediation, arbitration, and conciliation entirely online for businesses, government bodies, and individuals.<\/p>\n

Since 2019, Sama has facilitated the filing of over 2.5 crore disputes and the resolution of more than 55 lakh cases, working with a panel of over 3,000 empanelled mediators, arbitrators, and case managers across 500+ districts in the country.<\/p>\n

About the Session<\/p>\n

Sama is hosting a virtual session with Ivana Nin\u010di\u0107 Österle, Executive Director of the International Mediation Institute (IMI), The Hague.<\/span><\/p>\n

India has set up its Mediation Council<\/span>. Notified on 27 August 2026 under the Mediation Act, 2023<\/a>, it is mandated to register mediators, set standards for their certification and ethics, and promote mediation.<\/p>\n

IMI is based in The Hague, and was established in 2007 to set internationally applicable quality standards for mediators and an international mediator credentialing scheme, and it continues to work with mediator credentialing institutions around the world.<\/p>\n

The session brings these two together. Ivana will share what the Mediation Council of India can take away from IMI’s experience of setting standards and credentialing mediators across jurisdictions.<\/p>\n

For mediators, institutions, and law students, it is a chance to hear how standards, certification and ethics are approached internationally, as India’s Council takes shape.<\/p>\n

About the Speaker<\/p>\n

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Ivana Nin\u010di\u0107 Österle is the Executive Director of the International Mediation Institute (IMI)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

A lawyer, mediator and public policy consultant for judicial reform, she specialises in mediation and judicial efficiency.<\/p>\n

Since 2013 she has supported Serbia’s Ministry of Justice in EU integration, working on a more sustainable mediation system and leading the initiative to sign the Singapore Convention. From 2014 to 2020 she served as a national correspondent and deputy member of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) of the Council of Europe. She has been a registered mediator since 2016, with a practice in property, cross-border contracts and family disputes.<\/p>\n

Who Should Attend?<\/p>\n

This session is open to all and especially relevant for:<\/p>\n