Today marks the end of the 5th International Forum on Online Dispute Resolution in association with United Nations bodies. The conference drew over 100 participants from 29 countries to Liverpool. The participants ranged from government officials, lawyers, mediators, students, academics, and practitioners. I had the happy duty of chairing a session called “Transformative Conflicts and Peacebuilding” indluded presenters from Sri Lanka, Northern Ireland, Tanzania, and Argentina.
The members of the forum prepared and accepted the following statement on respectful online communication. This is the first such statement by the Forum, and represents a universal step in the management and resolution of disputes online.