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  89 France Sylvie Who can mediate? A mediator has to be trained and agreed by an authorized ins- titution. Actually mediation is present in many fields of social life: la- wyers, psychologists, architects, managers, journalists, social helpers, notaries, etc. But in all these fields they have to undergo a specific training. Is there a law that defines who can perform mediation? The evolution of the society finally leads to changes of laws. The different ministries have their own mediators as well as the big enterprises (banks, insurance companies, post etc.). Specific profes- sions create their…. Training : notaries, bailiffs … etc. Of course there exist directives instructions from the European Union. In France for example the law about divorce has changed giving a bit more space to mediation. The judicial mediator, the criminal mediator, the consumption mediator have to be agreed authorized by the corresponding ministries. The same for the inter- national family mediators. Once again all depends on the level and training of the media- tor. Associations group (together) mediators proposing them adult continuing education (training sessions) because the law requests 120 hours minimum of basic knowledge and 20 hours of ongoing education and practice supervision every year.