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Mediation is a culture of peace and citizenship, essential for the development of sustainable, humanistic and critical societies. The spread of a culture of mediation is essential for the development of democratic and compassionate leadership, for the education of autonomous and self-determined individuals, and for the development of responsible processes of personal and collective growth.

Ana Maria Costa e Silva, 2018

MEDIATION IN FOCUS

MEDIATION IN TRAINING

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25H

(18 hours synchronous; 7 hours asynchronous)

Communication and Intercultural Coexistence at School

15.05.2026 - 27.06.2026

(Fridays and Saturdays)

This course empowers educators and teachers to manage social and cultural diversity in schools, developing skills in conscious communication and conflict management, promoting empathy, strengthening interpersonal bonds, and creating an inclusive and harmonious school environment.

Preschool Educators, Primary and Secondary School Teachers, and Special Education Teachers

Accredited Training (Continuing Teacher Training)

Casa do Professor

Crónica

MEDIATION IN REFLECTION

MEDIATION IN INVESTIGATION

Interpersonal conflict management among higher education students: contributions from mediation.

This doctoral-level research project aims to understand how higher education students manage their interpersonal conflicts and what contributions mediation can make as an approach to be implemented in these contexts to identify, prevent, and manage them.

Principal investigator:Patrícia Guiomar (doctoral candidate)

Proposing institution:University of Minho

Main R&D unit:Centre for Communication and Society Studies (CECS)

36 months

2 investigators

1 country

MEDIATION IN PORTUGAL

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(Co)build the map with us by introducing us to spaces that work with Mediation.

Academic institutions

Intercultural Mediation Projects

School Mediation

Family Mediation Service

Cultural Mediation Project

MEDIATION IN EVOLUTION

Regulation of Mediation in Public Services in Civil and Commercial Matters within the Scope of the Peace Courts (Law No. 78/2001, of June 13)

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Regulation of the legal status of the Socio-Cultural Mediator (Law No. 105/2001, of August 31)

2001

Agreement established between several entities for the Labor Mediation System (Agreement Protocol between the Ministry of Justice, CAP, CCP, CGTP-IN, CIP, CTP, UGT)

2006

Creation of the Regime of the Criminal Mediation System and specification of the role and functions of the Criminal Mediator (Law No. 21/2007, of June 12)

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Approval of the Law on the Family Mediation System and specification of the role and functions of the Criminal Mediator (Order No. 18778/2007, of July 13)

2007

Definition of Civil and Commercial Mediation in the European Internal Market (Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council)

2008

Regulation of public and private mediation in Portugal and the legal framework for conflict mediators (Law No. 29/2013, of April 19)

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Approval of the rules for Mediation in Sport by the TAD (Law No. 74/2013, of September 6)

2013

Draft Law on Mediation and the Profile of Mediators (by CNM)

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Proposal for a Code of Ethics and Deontology for Mediators (by the CNM)

2021

2003

Implementation of the first Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Conflict Mediators (by AMC)

2014

European Code of Conduct for Mediators established (by the European Commission)

2016

Organization of the Code of Ethics and Best Practices for Mediators (by FMC)

Fontes:

Silva, A. M. C., & Guiomar, P. (2022). A mediação em Portugal: ensaio sobre a (des)construção de um percurso. Configurações, 30, 91-112. https://doi.org/10.4000/configuracoes.16294 

Silva, A. M. C., & Guiomar, P. (2023). Mediators in Portugal: Training, Status and Professional Recognition. Journal of Social and Political Sciences, 6(1), 32-44. https://doi.org/10.31014/aior.1991.06.01.391

MEDIATION IN CONTACT

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