The Center for International Mediators and Arbitrators (CIMA) is a global provider of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) training.
Headquartered in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, but with offices across the world, CIMA is committed to promoting the study of international mediation, negotiation and arbitration, empowering professionals to attain globally recognized qualifications, and advancing the careers of its members.
CIMA’s strategic goal is to bridge the existing skills gap and eradicate the underrepresentation and marginalization of professionals from the developing world —particularly those consigned to the back row—by the year 2035.
Championing Dispute Settlement:
CIMA is unburdening the court system, by offering an amicable process for dispute settlement and fostering access to worldwide justice.
Dedicated to Service and Education:
CIMA is mandated to educate individuals, organizations and states on dispute prevention and resolution through fair, rational, expedient, and less adversarial mechanisms.
Confidentiality, Not Secrecy:
CIMA’s professional rules ensures the confidentiality of arbitral and mediatory proceedings.
Ethics, Efficiency, and Expertise:
CIMA is devoted to efficiently mediating and arbitrating even the most intricate cases, facilitating a swift return to business for the involved parties. Notably, 73% of commercial cases can reach settlement.
Distinguished Roster of Experts:
CIMA boasts a roster of arbitrators and mediators comprised of distinguished former judges and industry leaders with specialized knowledge. Maintaining an arms-length relationship, these panelists are not employees or contractors of CIMA.
Adherence to Strict Principles:
CIMA upholds rigorous principles of integrity, conflict management, service, and diversity and inclusion for its staff members, arbitrators, adjudicators, and mediators.
Legacy of Reducing Court Burdens:
CIMA works to reduce the burden on the court system worldwide by championing mediation and arbitration as an out-of-court solution.