Revista da EMERJ - V. 20 - N. 2 - Maio/Agosto - 2018

 R. EMERJ, Rio de Janeiro, v. 20, n. 2, p. 73 - 115, Maio/Agosto 2018 100 Hungary Judit Who can mediate? According to the Article 5. of Act LV of 2002, a mediator is the natural person who - has a university degree and 5 years of experience in the field of the degree, and - has passed the cource mandatory to become a mediator, and - has not committed a crime, or is not under the penalty of restriction of work. Is there a law that defines who can perform mediation? There are several regulation for different types of mediaton. 1. The common legal source is the Act LV of 2002 on Mediation. 2. For criminal cases: Act CXXIII on Criminal Mediaton. 3. So called„medical mediator” regulated by Act CXVII of 2000 4. Disputes with public authorities, regulated by 185/2009. (IX. 10.) Government Directive What kind of training program is required - how many hours and main topics taught? According to the regulation 63/2009. (XII. 17.) of the minister of justice, the mediators are trained at least in 60 hours in the fol- lowing topics: 1. theory of conflicts 2. theory and practice of negotiation 3. technical tools of mediation 4. knowledge and skills of questioning 5. dealing with problematic parties