COMPARATIVE LEGAL ANALYSIS OF THE MEDIATION PROCEDURE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE UNITED STATES
Mediation is a way of settling disputes with the mediator's assistance on the basis of voluntary consent of the parties in order to reach a mutually acceptable solution. The article examines the main stages of development of both the legislation on US mediation and the legislation of individual states, as well as the specifics of the mediation procedure in the United States. The article examines the main stages of development of both the legislation on US mediation and the legislation of individual states, as well as the specifics of the mediation procedure in the United States. The article is devoted to a comparative legal study of the regulation of the mediation procedure in accordance with the Uniform Act on Mediation of the United States and the Federal Law "On an Alternative Procedure for the Settlement of Disputes with the Participation of an Intermediary (Mediation Procedure)" dated July 27, 2010 N 193-FZ with a view to formulating proposals for improving current Russian legislation. Currently, the institution of mediation is an important part of the US legal system. In many states, as well as at the federal level, it is part of the judicial system. In the Russian Federation, the law on mediation should be viewed as an act of a general, basic nature aimed at creating legal conditions for the application in Russia of an alternative dispute settlement procedure.