THE HISTORY OF LEGAL RECOGNITION OF MEDIATION SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
In the overwhelming majority of cases, conflict situations arise as a result of a conflict between interests of the parties of various relations that existing in a society. Consequently, the history of the formation and development of various methods of resolving conflicts is inseparable from the history of mankind and its study does not lose its significance over time. Of course, the most well-known method of settling disputes is a judicial procedure. But apart from it, at the present time there are other ways of settling disputes in Russia. They are an alternative to judicial procedure and recognized by Russian law. One of them is mediation. In this article the author reveals the history of the legal recognition of the institution of mediation in the Russian Federation. Objectives: To investigate and analyze the history of the legal recognition of the institution of mediation in the Russian Federation. Conclusion: The historical events, doctrinal researches, and legal acts, analyzed by the author, allow the conclusion that there is almost ten-year history of the legal recognition of the institution of mediation in the Russian Federation. Mediation, having serious obstacles to its formation in the past (based on the opinions concerning the procedure for consideration of civil and trade disputes), with the adoption on July 27, 2010 of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation "On the Alternative Procedure for Settlement of Disputes with the Participation of the Mediator (Mediation Procedure)" № 193 (entered into force on January 1, 2011) has received a legal fastening. This was the beginning of the development of this effective dispute settlement mechanism in Russia.