The CIMA

ABOUT US

Prioritizing the Positions, the Process, and the Parties

The Center for International Mediators and Arbitrators (CIMA) is a global leader in the provision of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide.

Championing Dispute Settlement:

CIMA is unburdening the court system, by offering a amicable process for dispute settlement and fostering access to worldwide justice.

Dedicated to Service and Education:

CIMA is mandated to educate individuals, organizations and states on dispute prevention and resolution through fair, rational, expedient, and less adversarial mechanisms.

Confidentiality, Not Secrecy:

CIMA’s professional rules ensures the confidentiality of arbitral and mediatory proceedings.

Ethics, Efficiency, and Expertise:

CIMA is devoted to efficiently mediating and arbitrating even the most intricate cases, facilitating a swift return to business for the involved parties. Notably, 73% of commercial cases can reach settlement.

Distinguished Roster of Experts:

CIMA boasts a roster of arbitrators and mediators comprised of distinguished former judges and industry leaders with specialized knowledge. Maintaining an arms-length relationship, these panelists are not employees or contractors of CIMA.

Adherence to Strict Principles:

CIMA upholds rigorous principles of integrity, conflict management, service, and diversity and inclusion for its staff members, arbitrators, adjudicators, and mediators.

Legacy of Reducing Court Burdens:

CIMA works to reduce the burden on the court system worldwide by championing mediation and arbitration as an out-of-court solution.

CIMA endorses the work of the following reputable organisations:

The London Court of International Arbitration

The African Arbitrators’ Association

Mediators Beyond Borders

The New York State Dispute Resolution Association

The Ghana Association of Certified Mediators and Arbitrators

Prison of Peace Inmate Mediation Training

The Association for Conflict Resolution Elder Justice Initiative

The West African Dispute Resolution Center

The Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice

The Dubai International Arbitration Center

The International Mediation Institute (IMI)

The International Chamber of Arbitration (Rome)

Organizations Promoting Peace and Tolerance through Leadership and ADR Training for Women in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela