Edited by Guillermo Palao, Professor of Private International Law, University of Valencia, Spain

• Contents: Foreword xviiChronicles of the Singapore Convention – an insider view 1Itai Apter and Roni Ben DavidThe Preamble to the Singapore Convention on mediation: identifying the object and purposeof the Treaty through text, context and intent 41S.I. Strong1 Scope of Application 63Pablo Cortés2 Definitions 86Nuria González Martín3 General principles 107Guillermo Palao4 Requirements for reliance on settlement agreements 130Mark T. Kawakami5 Grounds for refusing to grant relief 156Dai Yokomizo and Peter Mankowski6 Parallel applications or claims 180Valesca Raizer Borges Moschen7 Other laws or treaties 199Gyooho Lee8 Reservations 212Ximena Bustamante and Gabriela Balseca9 Effect on settlement agreements 230Achille Ngwanza10 Depositary 233Afonso Patrão and Dulce Lopes11 Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval, accession 238Ilaria Queirolo and Stefano Dominelli12 Participation by Regional Economic Integration Organizations 257Théophile Margellos and Sven Stürmann13 Non-unified legal systems 280Dulce Lopes and Afonso Patrão14 Entry into force 291Javier Díez-Hochleitner15 Amendment 299Javier Díez-Hochleitner16 Denunciations 304Javier Díez-HochleitnerIndex

‘This Commentary provides deep theoretical and practical analysis of the Convention and its consequences for the promotion of mediation as a mechanism to solve commercial conflicts with a cross-border character. In particular, this work includes a comparative approach with perspectives from five continents and a variety of legal traditions, a critical discussion of every stage from the negotiation to the conclusion of the Convention, with proposals for the Convention’s implementation and application by States and regional organisations. A particular feature of the work is that it provides contributions of a diverse group of leading practitioners and academics from diverse legal backgrounds and jurisdictions, including some who participated in the negotiation of the Singapore Convention itself.’