Role of the Mediation in Attaining Sustainable Development Goal No.16: An Analysis

Abstract

Conflicts are universal and thus there is an immense need to develop processes to minimise, manage and resolve them. For effective dispute resolution, access to justice delivery mechanisms are paramount.  In common parlance, access to justice means access to the courts of respective jurisdictions, and it goes to the roots of the very existence of every human being.  The Sustainable Development Goals aim to secure everyone a better and sustainable future by addressing various global concerns. SDG 16.2 enunciates the aim of ensuring ‘access to justice’.  Mediation is a process through which the parties attempt to resolve their disputes with the help of a third person, i.e., a mediator. The control over the process is with the mediator, and the outcome is with the parties. This paper analyses the concept of  Mediation and its role in attaining SDG 16.