
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 TRAINING
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
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



(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












