Sec Gen of Council for International Dispute Resolution of Bahrain participates in ASIL Abroad Singapore Meeting

Singapore, Sep. 6 (BNA): Professor Marike Patrani Paulsson, Secretary General of The Council for International Dispute Resolution of the Kingdom of Bahrain, participated in a panel on "Compulsory Mediation for International Disputes" during the American Society of International Law (ASIL) Abroad Meeting in Singapore.

The meeting, which was held on September 3 and 4, was a continuation of ASIL’s 119th Annual Meeting, held under the theme "Traditions and Transitions in International Law."

The session, moderated by Professor Shahla Ali from the University of Hong Kong, included Professor Paulsson, alongside Professor Tomoko Ishikawa from Nagoya University and independent arbitrator Cameron Ford.

The panel discussed mediation in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), mandatory mediation, and the Singapore Convention on Mediation, in addition to the interaction between treaty-based dispute settlement and emerging mediation frameworks, including the opportunities and limits of integrating compulsory mediation into ISDS structures.

As part of the session’s outcomes, panel members agreed to work with ASIL on a project to present the "ASIL Singapore/Michael Hwang Protocol" – a set of guidelines on ISDS mediation aimed at providing a structured future pathway.

On the sidelines, Professor Paulsson met with ASIL President Professor Melida Hodgson, who expressed support for cooperation between ASIL and Bahrain, including future joint thought leadership initiatives and other collaborations.