THE MEDIATION RULES OF CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE
RESOLUTION ASSOCIATION (CIDRA)

ARTICLE 1 - INTRODUCTORY RULES
1) Where the parties to a contract have agreed in writing
that disputes in relation to that contract shall be 
referred to mediation or conciliation under these CIDRA 
Mediation Rules, then such disputes shall be settled in 
accordance with these Rules subject to such modification 
as the parties may agree in writing. 

2) These Rules shall govern the mediation or conciliation 
except that where any of these Rules is in conflict with 
a provision of the law applicable to the mediation or 
conciliation from which the parties cannot derogate, that 
provision shall prevail. 

3) By consenting to mediate or conciliate under these Rules, 
the parties agree to engage in the mediation or 
conciliation in good faith and in a forthright manner and 
make a serious attempt to resolve the dispute. 

4) For purposes of these Rules, the term "mediation" shall 
encompass the term "conciliation". 

5) Sample clauses which may be inserted into international 
commercial contracts to provide for mediation of future 
disputes using the services of CIDRA may be found in 
Appendix A to these Rules.