Condell, Mary (2015) Capacity to Mediate and the Human Right to Self Determination: The Mediator’s Responsibility! Journal of Mediation & Applied Conflict Analysis, 2 (1). pp. 211-222. ISSN 2009-7170

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The purpose of this paper is to examine capacity in a mediation context including the level of responsibility a mediator has for assessing the capacity of participants; when that assessment should be made; and whether or not there are any guiding principles available to assist mediators in making the assessment. This is carried out, by reference to the available literature, under the following headings: the human rights origins of self-determination; capacity in a mediation context; the internationally recognised approaches to capacity; the best approach to capacity for mediators; and the obligations which will be imposed on mediators working in Ireland in view of the imminent Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Bill 2013. The paper additionally looks at the skills necessary to assess capacity in mediation and asks if mediators’ training adequately provides them, and concludes that the responsibility to assess capacity to mediate rests solely with the mediator.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Mediation; human rights; self-determination; mediator`s responsibility;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Edward M Kennedy Institute
Item ID:	5841
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.33232/jmaca.2.1.5841
Depositing User:	Kennedy Institute
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2015 12:01
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Mediation & Applied Conflict Analysis
Publisher:	Maynooth Academic Publishing
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://jmaca.maynoothuniversity.ie
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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