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 76 Mediators Cyprus Stelios Who can mediate? A Mediator must be a trained and accredited person by a re- cognised institution. Despite any other professional capacity (lawyer, psychologist), a mediator must acquire a valid accreditation. In my humble opinion, training is the most important aspect, like of course in other professional category. Is there a law that defines who can perform mediation? According to Cyprus Civil Mediation Act, a mediator must ob- tain the initial 40 hour training accreditation, but we must present at least 24 training hours of training every three years. (I believe that there should be changes in our law) What kind of training program is required - how many hours and main topics taught? The basic training, at least based on my experience is 40 hours, which is 5 working days, including the evaluation/ exam. There is the theory and case study part (role plays). Do you have a national organization of mediators? In Cyprus there is an organization which was for many years dormant, but now they are to re-group. It is recommended to have a local mediator cooperating.