1. The Organization shall provide mediation services for the settlement of the following international disputes submitted by the parties by mutual consent expressed before or after the dispute arises:
a)
disputes between States;
b)
disputes between a State and a national of another State; and
c)
international commercial disputes between private parties.
2. Consent to mediation may be withdrawn by a party unilaterally at any time during the mediation proceedings, except as the parties otherwise agree or any applicable treaty or agreement provides otherwise.
1. The Organization shall provide mediation services upon the request of Contracting States which agree to mediation with respect to legal and factual disputes, disagreements or any issues of concern between them.
2. The Organization may also provide mediation services for Non-Contracting States or international organizations if they wish to submit their dispute to the Organization, subject to such rules as may be adopted by the Governing Council.
3. The Organization shall not provide mediation services to a State with respect to disputes which have been excluded by that State through a declaration in accordance with
, such as disputes concerning territorial sovereignty, maritime delimitation, maritime interests or other issues as deemed by that State unsuitable to resort to mediation.
1. In case of a dispute submitted by States involving a third State, the Organization shall not provide mediation services with respect to such dispute unless prior consent is given by the third State concerned.
, the States to the dispute shall inform the Organization of such circumstance when instituting mediation proceedings in accordance with this Convention. The Organization may also be informed by the third State in this regard.
1. The Organization shall provide mediation services with respect to commercial or investment disputes between a Contracting State and a national of another State.
2. The Organization may also provide mediation services with respect to commercial or investment disputes involving a Non-Contracting State or an international organization if the parties wish to submit their dispute to the Organization, subject to such conditions as may be adopted by the Governing Council.
3. For the purposes of this Convention, reference to a State or an international organization includes a constituent subdivision or agency of the State, designated to the Organization by that State, or an agency of the international organization.
4. Consent by a constituent subdivision or agency of a Contracting State shall require the approval of that State unless that State notifies the Organization that no such approval is required.
5. For the purposes of this Convention, reference to a national means a natural person or a legal person.
1. The Organization shall provide mediation services with respect to disputes arising out of or relating to international commercial relationships between private parties, subject to such conditions as may be adopted by the Governing Council.
2. Disputes arising out of transactions engaged in by one of the private parties for personal, family or household purposes shall be excluded from the scope of this Article.
3. For the purposes of this Convention, reference to private party includes individual, and entity constituted or organized under applicable law, whether or not for profit, whether privately owned or governmentally owned, such as corporation, trust, partnership, sole proprietorship, joint venture or other association and a branch of any such entity.
1. Any State may, at the time of ratification, acceptance, approval of or accession to this Convention or at any time thereafter, notify the depositary of the type or types of disputes set out in which it would not consider submitting to the Organization. The depositary shall forthwith transmit such notification to all Contracting States.
2. Such notification shall not constitute the consent required by