User:Karek/ProjDev/UDWiki:Mediation/Conciliation

What is Conciliation?

Conciliation is an alternative dispute resolution process whereby the parties to a personal dispute agree to utilize the services of a conciliator, who then meets with the parties separately in an attempt to resolve their differences. Conciliation differs from arbitration in that the conciliation process, in and of itself, has no legal standing, and the conciliator usually has no authority to seek evidence or call witnesses, usually writes no decision, and makes no award. Conciliation's main goal is to conciliate, most of the time by seeking concessions. In mediation, the mediator tries to guide the discussion in a way that optimizes parties needs, takes feelings into account and reframes representations.

In conciliation the parties seldom, if ever, actually face each other across the table in the presence of the conciliator.

If the conciliator is successful in negotiating an understanding between the parties, said understanding should, almost always, be committed to writing (usually with the assistance of the administration team) and signed by the parties, at which time it becomes a binding contract and enforceable with vandal escalations(these will apply like Misconduct punishments).

Guidelines for Requesting Conciliation

In assisting in Conciliation both parties are required to accept Conciliation, the goal is to reach an accord and settle the dispute and as such both users must be ready to work towards an understanding.

Any Conciliation Request should provide the following:

• The Aggrieved Parties Either person vs person, or [list of people] vs [list of people].
• The Request for Conciliation Each user must agree to the Conciliation, and state it on this page.