Who We Are
FICA, the Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration is a non-profit non-governmental organisation committed to the advancement of national and trans-national dispute resolution.
Following its founding by Ben Beaumont in 1996 FICA was in 2002 granted Observer status to attend all six UNCITRAL working groups. FICA now actively participates in various Working Groups of UNCITRAL, on topics such as enforcement of international mediated settlement agreements and the investor-state dispute settlement system.
FICA offers opportunities for networking with a wider dispute resolution community, access to information about UNCITRAL and its work, and opportunities to learn more about current events and issues in ISDS and all aspects of ADR including Mediation and Adjudication. As a leading think-tank on all matters affecting international dispute resolution in all its forms, FICA encourages qualified and interested individuals to apply and become a part of FICA. Join us.
Our Mission
To exist as an international ‘think-tank’ for the development of creative means for the resolution of national and transnational disputes.
To provide a forum for the exchange and advancement of ideas relating to dispute resolution.
To provide the tools nations require to bring or defend legal actions under international investment treaties and in international disputes.
To assist nations in developing their own skills to bring or defend legal actions under international investment treaties and in international disputes.
FICA’s participation in the work of UNCITRAL Working Group II on “SPEDR” Model clauses including Model clause on Adjudication
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FICA Announces Contract to Provide Training to Western Balkans Countries
The Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration (FICA) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract to provide training in Investment law and Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)… Read More
ELI & FICA Webinar Roundtable on the European Position with Respect to the Singapore Convention on Mediation
On 18 June FICA (Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration) and the European Law Institute (ELI), held a Virtual Roundtable to discuss the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements… Read More
ELI (European Law Institute) & FICA Webinar Roundtable on the European Position with Respect to the Singapore Convention on Mediation
FICA (Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration) and the European Law Institute, will be undertaking a Virtual Roundtable on 18 June 2021 at 11:00 – 13:00 CET Vienna time (17:00… Read More
Remaining the Dispute Resolution Epicentre: Is MED-ARB in Europe’s Future? By Matthew Finn
Matthew Finn of FICA has recently published an article in IBA Construction Law International (‘CLInt’) Journal, Volume 16, Issue 1 – March 2021 on: “Remaining the dispute resolution epicentre: is… Read More
SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSAL TO DISCUSS ADJUDICATION IN UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP II
Submitted to UNCITRAL Working Group IIby FICA (Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration)proposal for Model Law on Adjudication andproposal for Explanatory Notes prepared byDACABI (Dispute Avoidance, Conciliation and Adjudication Board… Read More
