Singapore Convention on Mediation: How the Dispute Resolution Landscape Will Change in Indonesia and Beyond

Bali International Arbitration Mediation Center (“BIAMC”) emerged as an affirmation of three distinct yet interwoven Asia Pacific phenomena: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN), China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR), and The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

The sheer number of projects stemming from these initiatives is and will continue to be staggering. As transnational cooperatives are forged, two inevitable byproducts result: growth and conflict. The former has been engendered through unfathomable global partnerships never previously imagined, which have resulted in a limitless galvanization of economies all across the Asia Pacific region. However, the latter has proven to be a mounting concern and justifiable obstacle to continued prosperity. That’s where we at BIAMC come in.

We are a non-profit service center located both in Kuta on Bali Island and in Jakarta on Java Island within the Republic of Indonesia devoted to international dispute settlement through arbitration, mediation, or fact-finding. As the most populous country of ASEAN, Indonesia is in a prime position and BIAMC, as a private, neutral, non-profit venue, aims to develop Indonesia's arbitration and mediation capabilities through international cooperation. Thus, we can aid in bringing about international arbitration and mediation for Indonesia with local friendliness through its archipelagic attractiveness. ...