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 110 Mediators are not obliged to obtain any professional indemnity insurance. Such indemnity insurance is voluntary. They are liable pursuant to provisions of general laws (Civil Code) for damage cau- sed in mediation. The accreditation and registration of mediators is regulated and Ministry shall register as a mediator a person who: a) has full legal capacity; b) has completed the university studies of the second degree in the Slovak Republic or holds a recognised certificate of university education of the second degree, issued by a foreign university. A me- diator may have completed any university studies: for example, law, psychology, economics, pedagogy, social work, and so on. c) is a person of integrity; d) holds a certificate of vocational training of a mediator and has successfully completed the professional examination of a media- tor within the past six months; and e) was not pursuant to the Act on Mediation removed from the register of mediators in another way than on his own request. The Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic keeps a list of registered mediators, mediation centres and educational institutions. There are 1732 registered mediators, 62 mediation centres, and 29 accredited institutions that provide trainings for mediators. The regis- tration of mediators, mediation centres and institutions that accredit mediators is regulated by the Act on Mediation. There are no court mediators in Slovakia except for probation and mediation officers who conduct mediation in criminal matters. A separate law regulates their activity. If a person is not registered as a mediator by the Ministry, s/he is not considered to be a mediator under the Act of Mediation and therefore cannot offer mediation services within the legal framework of the Act on Mediation. Nevertheless a person not registered under the Act on Mediation may help parties to resolve their dispute using mediation techniques. For example, if the parties agree, it is possible to use a non-registered (foreign) mediator in cross-border mediation. In such cases general regulation (in particular Civil Code) will apply instead of the Act on Mediation.