Paradigmatic Models of Mediation, Mandatory Eclectics or a Direct Decision

The article conceptually reviews the paradigmatic models of mediation, to understand the professional role of a mediator and the scope of ethical obligations. The description of each model showcases the corresponding action of a mediator and the standard of intervention in the process and studies their effectiveness in achieving the goals of mediation. In this regard, the paper examines the content of a mediator's ethical obligations and potential dilemmas in different mediation models, which might be associated with a mediator's direct and uniform choice of a particular mediation model. The article emphasizes the importance of a mediator's competence for the proper flow of a process and, at the same time, analyzes the necessity to strictly demark it from the professional role of an attorney, which is essential for the ethical execution of a mediator's role.