- When
did the definition "mediation" appear for the first
time?
Before January 2011, the term "mediation" was not in
use in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As of
the date of this interview, the term "mediation" can be
found only in two legislative acts. These are the Law of the
Republic of Kazakhstan "On Mediation" and the Law
"On Introduction of Amendments and Changes into Certain
Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Mediation
Issues". Both laws were signed by the President of the
Republic of Kazakhstan on 28 January 2011 and will enter into force
as from 5 August 2011. Accordingly, the term "mediation"
appeared in the legislation of Kazakhstan for the first time a
month ago and is new to it. Mediation as a means for settlement of
certain disputes, however, existed in one form or another
(depending on a level of development of a society) and was employed
by many nations from ancient times, when a dispute was settled by
the
