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2. Dignity
3. Integrity
4. Collaborative Engagement
5. Empathy
6. Fair Dialogue
7. Equity
8. Moral Reasoning
9. Healing
The first grouping (harmony, dignity, integrity) addresses the internal
orientation expected in the mediation—“right intention”.
The second grouping (collaborative engagement, empathy, fair dialogue)
addresses the external orientation expected in the mediation—
“right conduct”.
The third grouping (equity, moral reasoning, healing) addresses the purposive
orientation expected in the mediation—“right outcome”.
In CAB, this threefold orientation, described by the Arabic terms “niyat”
(right intention), “adab” (right conduct) and “amanat” (right outcome, literally,
“fulfilling one’s trust”), is the foundation for ethical mediation.
PRACTICAL TOOLS
The ETM offers nine practical tools for conducting an ethical mediation:
1. Adopting the Ethical Lens
2. Obtaining an Ethical Buy-In
3. Ethical Advocacy
4. Identifying Ethical Blockages
5. Building Trust
6. Creative Collaboration
7. Moral Reasoning
8. Reality Testing
9. Ethical Bandaging
Each is considered in turn below.
1. Adopting the Ethical Lens
It is usual to think of mediations as a triangulated relationship between the
mediator and the (usually) two parties. Viewed thus, the task of the media-