Singapore Mediation Convention
| United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation | |
|---|---|
 States that signed the convention (yellow) | |
| Signed | 7 August 2019 (first signatories) |
| Location | Singapore |
| Sealed | 20 December 2018 (adopted by the UN) |
| Effective | 12 September 2020 |
| Condition | 6 months after the deposit of the third instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession |
| Signatories | 57 |
| Parties | 11 |
| Depositary | Secretary-General of the United Nations |
| Languages | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish |
The Singapore Convention on Mediation, formally the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation is an international agreement which provides a uniform and efficient framework for the recognition and enforcement of mediated settlement agreements that resolve international, commercial disputes - akin to the framework that the 1958 New York Convention provides for arbitral awards.[1] It was adopted on 20 December 2018 by the UN General Assembly and opened for signature on 7 August 2019.[2] The Convention entered into force on 12 September 2020, that is, six months after the deposit of the third ratification instrument by Qatar, the first two being Singapore and Fiji.
List of States Signatory to the Convention
[edit]As of 19 April 2024, 57 states have signed the convention and 12 states have deposited their respective instruments of ratification or approval.[3]
| Country | signature | ratification | entry into force |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Armenia |
26 September 2019 | - | - |
 Australia
|
10 September 2021 | - | - |
 Belarus |
7 August 2019 | 15 July 2020 | 15 January 2021 |
 Benin
|
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Belize |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Brunei |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Chad |
26 September 2019 | - | - |
 Chile |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 China |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Colombia |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Republic of the Congo |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Ecuador |
25 September 2019 | 9 September 2020 | 9 March 2021 |
 Kingdom of Eswatini |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Fiji |
7 August 2019 | 25 February 2020 | 12 September 2020 |
 Gabon |
25 September 2019 | - | - |
 Georgia |
7 August 2019 | 29 December 2021 | 29 June 2022 |
 Ghana
|
22 July 2020 | - | - |
 Grenada |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Guinea-Bissau |
26 September 2019 | - | - |
 Haiti |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Honduras |
7 August 2019 | 2 September 2021 | 2 March 2022 |
 India |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Iran |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Iraq |
17 April 2024 | - | - |
 Israel |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Jamaica |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Jordan |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Kazakhstan |
7 August 2019 | 23 May 2022 | 23 November 2023 |
 Laos |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Malaysia |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Maldives |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Mauritius |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Montenegro |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Nigeria |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 North Macedonia |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Palau |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Paraguay |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Philippines |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Qatar |
7 August 2019 | 12 March 2020 | 12 September 2020 |
 South Korea |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Rwanda
|
28 January 2020 | ||
 Samoa |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Saudi Arabia |
7 August 2019 | 5 May 2020 | 5 November 2020 |
 Serbia |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Sierra Leone |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Singapore |
7 August 2019 | 25 February 2020 | 12 September 2020 |
 Sri Lanka |
7 August 2019 | 28 February 2024 | 28 August 2024 |
 Timor Leste |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Turkey |
7 August 2019 | 11 October 2021 | 11 April 2022 |
 Uganda |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Ukraine |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 United Kingdom |
3 May 2023 | - | - |
 United States of America |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
 Uruguay |
7 August 2019 | 28 March 2023 | 28 September 2023 |
 Venezuela |
7 August 2019 | - | - |
References
[edit]- ^ Schnabel, Timothy (2019). "The Singapore Convention on Mediation: A Framework for the Cross-Border Recognition and Enforcement of Mediated Settlements". Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal. 19 (1): 1. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "U.N. members sign mediation convention to settle trade disputes". Reuters. 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Singapore Convention on Mediation". Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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