- Civil Justice 2007-2013: Making information sessions on the use of mediation easily available throughout the EU: A video guide to facilitate settlement
- Civil Justice 2007-2013: Beyond Winning: Successful Mediation Advocacy in Representing Clients
- Civil Justice 2007-2013: The Costs of Non ADR – Surveying and Showing the Actual Costs of Intra-community Commercial Litigation
- Nigeria: Expanding Commercial Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Institutions and Mechanisms
- Morocco: Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation Pilot Project
- Turkey: Technical Assistance for Better Access to Justice
- Barbados: Alternative Dispute Resolution Programme
- 10 MEDA Countries: Promotion of International Commercial Arbitration and other Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques in the MEDA Region
Morocco – June/July 2008
Alternative Dispute Resolution / Mediation Pilot Project for Morocco
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Background
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, promotes sustainable investment in the private sector in developing countries as a way to reduce poverty and improve quality of life. In addition to its investment work, IFC, through the Private Enterprise Partnership (PEP), executes a major donor-funded programme of private sector technical assistance and advisory services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). PEP-MENA covers 20 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan, and is managed from IFC’s regional office in Cairo. The Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation Pilot Project for Morocco is part of PEP-MENA’s interventions to improve the business environment for private sector development in the region.
PEP-MENA, in partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), identified as a strong need a pilot ADR/mediation project in Morocco. This ADR/Mediation pilot project is to serve as a model for Morocco and the MENA region.
In June 2008 ADR Center was awarded the pilot project for this fast-response project, which was fully implemented in July 2008. To achieve broader institutionalization for ADR/Mediation, ADR Center engaged with existing local organizations to develop training programmes and curricula on mediation/ADR. ADR Center designed and presented training courses and training materials tailored to meet the specific cultural and social needs of the country.
Objectives
ADR Center was responsible for enhancing mediation skills in Morocco through training a team of internationally accredited mediators:
- To introduce commercial mediation practices by establishing a pilot mediation center
- To professionalize commercial mediation by transferring skills and know-how to judges, lawyers and other groups directly involved in ADR practices;
- To institutionalize ADR/Mediation systems in order to promote access to justice, reducing the time and cost of SME litigation.
Key Activities:
- Development of course materials (teaching manual, video, books), which were delivered to IFC for its further use
- Delivery of advanced training courses on mediation in Rabat (where an existing mediator group had already had basic training)
- Delivery of basic and advanced training in Casablanca
- Accreditation of mediators
