الملخص الإنجليزي
This study deals with mediation as an alternative mean of settling civil disputes and its
practices in the Sultanate of Oman. The Omani legislator embraced alternative means of
dispute resolution in the Reconciliation and Settlement Law promulgated by Royal Decree
(98/2005).
The problem of my study was around the legal foundation of the mediation idea in the
Omani legislations, the sufficiency of the legal articles regulating the mediation process in the
Omani law compared to other countries' laws, as well as the adequacy and compatibility of the
reconciliation and settlement committee with the idea of alternative dispute resolutions and
finally researching the extent of the synonyms of the terms mediation and reconciliation. In
order to resolve this problem, the researcher has first studied the nature of mediation and
distinguished between that and other alternative means. Then, the study went over the
technical procedures followed in the mediation process, and the legal regulation adopted in
the comparative laws. Finally, the study examined the legislative framework of mediation in
the Omani law by analyzing the reconciliation and settlement law and other Omani laws related
to the idea of alternative means.
This study seeks to urge disputed parties to eliminate the idea of litigating, by positively
explaining how mediation is a better method for disputes resolution. Additionally, the study
aims to improve the dialogue manner among opponents, which reflects affirmatively on the
parties to the dispute towards achieving stability in social transactions and relations.
The most significant findings of this study are the following:
1. The Omani legislator adopted the idea of mediation in the laws; however, the
implementation lacks the technical aspects that leads to mediation achieving the
desired results.
2. The legislations regulating mediation, despite the positive results achieved up to the
moment, require further modifications in order for mediation to achieve its objectives.
