You have said that mediation accelerates the resolution of conflict. It could equally slow down such resolution, as is said for conciliation. Preliminary conciliation, it is said, can slow down the solution of a dispute. It is the same for mediation, which can have a slowing influence, but, in the end, it is a solution that should not be neglected and that is important. Arab countries, African countries and Arab-Islamic countries have known the institution of mediation since the beginning of time, a mediation more or less formal.
Islamic law favors mediation to justice rendered by a judge.
Even on the international level, we no longer speak of Europe, as there are no longer boundaries, there is the information superhighway, the international commercialization of all products and, unfortunately, counterfeiting is international. It is necessary, therefore, to unify and harmonize rules on the international level, since boundaries have fallen. It is necessary also that sanctions be applied in all countries. I have a question for Francis Gurry concerning how to ensure confidentiality. At least from the legal point of view, it seems to me important to know what to do if a party does not respect the confidentiality agreement.