The Prosecutor General's Office commented on the amendments to the "Law on Mediation"

Baku/24.07.21/Turan: Amendments to the "Law on Mediation", as well as five other laws and eight codes concerning the use of the institution of mediation, have been officially published. In this regard, the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan appeared on its website with explanations about the innovations.

Mediation is an alternative, out-of-court way of resolving a dispute with the assistance of an independent mediator - a mediator, who helps the parties to the conflict find a mutually acceptable solution.

The Prosecutor General's Office notes that a new special type of proceeding has been added to the Civil Procedure Code - “The procedure for approving a conciliation agreement concluded as a result of the mediation process”, and it is determined that if the dispute is resolved through mediation, then the conciliation agreement is submitted to the court. If the parties do not reach an agreement, then a protocol on the results of the mediation process is submitted to the court.

After the parties have approved the settlement agreement, the court makes a ruling on this and terminates the proceedings. The terms of a court-approved amicable agreement must be specified in the ruling. In addition, the Civil Code added the use of mediation in disputes between the parties to the grounds for suspending the statute of limitations.

The Family Code has been amended to provide for the settlement of disputes arising from family relationships, including through mediation.

The Code of Administrative Offenses establishes administrative liability for violation of the legislation on mediation. — 06D-