Mediation in civil and commercial law in Jordan

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Published: July 13, 2026

Not every conflict needs to be settled in court. Mediation offers the opportunity to develop viable solutions that take account of the parties’ interests, thereby usefully complementing court proceedings. The conditions that need to be put in place for this, and the experience that Germany and Jordan have already gained in this field, were the focus of a seminar organised by IRZ on 1 July 2026 in Amman, in collaboration with its Jordanian partners.

To begin with,Ayed Al-Dhayabat, a judge in Amman, presented both the historical development and the current state of mediation in Jordan. He gave a structured explanation of the various forms and principles of mediation. The distinction between mediation and court rulings and arbitration proceedings, as well as the principle of impartiality, were then the focus of Anne-Ruth Moltmann-Willisch, head of the Co-ordination Office for Court Mediation at the Civil Courts in Berlin and a former judge at the Regional Court. She vividly explained the five phases of mediation: introduction, assessment of the situation and identification of issues, addressing areas of conflict and interests, and developing and evaluating possible solutions.

The participants actively contributed their own experiences from judicial practice and discussed ways of further strengthening mediation as a dispute resolution tool. Using specific case studies from civil and commercial law, they analysed conflict dynamics and jointly developed appropriate mediation strategies. The discussions demonstrated that, particularly in complex commercial law disputes, structured mediation can contribute to viable and sustainable solutions.