Mission

According to clause 2.1 of the Charter, the purpose of the creation and activities of the Association is to support and develop such alternative methods of dispute resolution as negotiations, mediation and intermediation, and the integration of these methods of dispute resolution into the practice of business, public and state (political) turnover and the culture of Russia and countries of Asia-Pacific region, ensuring the conduct of mediation procedures, supporting mediators, intermediators and negotiators, developing and establishing standards and rules for the professional activities of mediators, intermediators, negotiators, monitoring compliance with the requirements of these standards and rules, protecting the rights and legitimate interests of members of the Association.

In accordance with clause 2.2. of the Charter, the main tasks of the Association are:

• support and development of alternative methods of dispute resolution such as negotiations, mediation and intermediation by improving the legal literacy and culture of the population of Russia and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. Our tasks also involve developing programs, generating ideas and projects to introduce these alternative methods of dispute resolution into the culture, public and business turnover of citizens. We are responsible for developing methods and techniques to resolve disputes and conflicts, holding round table discussions, trainings, seminars, conferences, training on issues and problems of resolving disputes (conflicts) of various categories and levels, as well as introducing and developing these alternative methods of resolving disputes, consulting on dispute resolution issues, development and implementation of a system for the prevention of disputes and conflicts, development of draft laws and amendments to existing laws with the aim of improving efficiency of work of alternative methods of resolving dispute;

• promoting the beneficial and productive aspects of mediation (negotiations, intermediation) as ways of resolving disputes, highlight to the society and the state the problems of development, implementation in the practical work of mediators (intermediators), lawyers, state authorities and the local government bodies, citizens, organizations and institutions to an alternative method of dispute resolution;

• assistance and organization of the development of informational support for the activities of mediators, intermediators and negotiators;

• increasing the authority, reputation and role of mediation (intermediation, negotiation) in society as a means of resolving disputes and conflicts, forming a favorable public opinion and popularizing ideas for the peaceful resolution of disputes;

• assistance in the establishment and development of a public administration system in the Russian Federation and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, involving the resolution of disputes and conflicts, taking into account the use of alternative methods of dispute resolution such as negotiations, mediation and intermediation;

• facilitating the integration of alternative methods of dispute resolution such as negotiations, mediation and intermediation into the judicial system, reducing the burden on courts, arbitration and arbitration courts, the system of enforcing court decisions (bailiff service), as well as cutting their budget for the implementation of assigned functions by resolving disputes and conflicts with the participation of state authorities and the local government bodies, citizens and businesses in the pre-trial order and at the stage of execution of a court decision through negotiations, mediation and intermediation;

• organizing and conducting active legal research, cultural and educational activities within the framework of the organization’s goals;

• harmonization of business and public relations, development of an active life position, skills and interest of society and business in resolving disputes and conflicts through negotiations, mediation and intermediation, creating facilities, including material, technical, legal and economic basis for the application of these methods resolving disputes in the practical activities of society, business and the state;

• provision of legal assistance in the implementation of constitutional rights, freedoms and initiatives of citizens and legal entities, as well as, of members of the Association within the framework of the goals of the organization;

• assistance in increasing the number of mediators, intermediators and negotiators;

• assistance in improving the efficiency of mediators, intermediators and negotiators, and the quality of their services (professionalism);

• assistance in the elimination of administrative and organizational barriers that impede the effective development and functioning of such alternative methods of dispute resolution as negotiations, mediation and intermediation;

• assistance and organization of improvement of the legal and regulatory framework governing the activities of mediators, intermediators and negotiators;

• assistances in ensuring easy access of business entities (business), individuals, state authorities and the local government bodies to the services of mediators, intermediators and negotiators for resolving disputes and conflicts;

• prevention and decreasing the level of offenses and crimes in the society, minimising the level of tension and conflict in society, business environment, and among state authorities, local government bodies and international organizations;

• development of conciliation procedures, including mediation, in the education system (school mediation), as well as among the bodies of the penal system, law enforcement and investigative bodies, tax, customs authorities, other federal, regional, local or international services, committees, state authorities and local government bodies, any other administrative bodies and organizations;

• assistances and organization of efficient and effective international cooperation in the field of alternative methods of dispute resolution such as negotiations, mediation and intermediation.

Clause 1.6. of the Charter establishes that the Association is a socially oriented organization whose activities are aimed at:

• provision of free legal assistance or on a preferential basis to citizens and non-profit organizations in the field of dispute and conflict resolution through alternative methods of dispute resolution such as mediation, negotiations and intermediation;

• legal education of the general public in the field of resolving disputes and conflicts through mediation, negotiations and intermediation;

• prevention of socially dangerous forms of behaviour through the development and implementation of such alternative methods of dispute resolution as mediation (school mediation), negotiations and intermediation;

• charitable activities, as well as other activities in the field of promoting charity and volunteering;

• development of interethnic, interfaith and religious cooperation;

• development of civil society;

• activities to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens and organizations engaged in activities in the field of alternative methods of dispute resolution such as mediation (school mediation), negotiations and intermediation; • activities to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens and organizations by resolving disputes and conflicts through alternative methods of resolving disputes such as mediation (school mediation), negotiations and intermediation.