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The 29 pages that link to Mediation, each with the reason it gives.

• ArbitrationCompared with: Mediation facilitates agreement; arbitration authorizes a tribunal to decide.

• DivorceCompared with: It can settle divorce disputes without asking a judge to decide every contested issue.

• TrialCompared with: Unlike a trial, mediation does not assign the final decision to a judge or jury.

• Permanent Court of ArbitrationCompared with: The institution can facilitate mediation, unlike arbitration’s adjudicative process.

• LitigationCompared with: Unlike litigation, mediation leaves the outcome to the parties' agreement.

• AdjudicationCompared with: Unlike an adjudicator, a mediator ordinarily cannot impose a decision.

• BarristerCompared with: Barristers may advise or represent clients in settlement processes outside court.

• Procedural lawCompared with: Unlike adjudication, mediation does not empower the neutral to impose a judgment.

• Collaborative lawCompared with: Unlike collaborative law, mediation does not inherently require parties’ lawyers to withdraw if litigation follows.

• Legal proceedingCompared with: Mediation seeks voluntary settlement rather than an authoritative ruling.

• LawsuitCompared with: Mediation seeks agreement rather than a court-imposed judgment.