UNCITRAL Colloquium on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Dispute Resolution and Remote Hearings in Arbitration and Mediation

Dates and Time:

• Monday, 16 February -15:00-18:00 EST
• Tuesday, 17 February 2026 -10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00 EST

Venue: United Nations Headquarters, New York, Conference Room 3

At its fifty-eighth session, the Commission requested the secretariat to continue its exploratory work on (i) AI in dispute resolution, (ii) guidance for remote hearings in arbitration and remote conduct of mediation, and (iii) platform-based dispute resolution, and to organize a colloquium during a Working Group II session specifically on the first two topics, to enable the Working Group to formulate a recommendation for the Commission’s fifty-ninth session.

The colloquium consists of three panels:

• Panel I: Arbitrators and the use of AI – Impact on Recognition and Enforcement
• Panel II: Use of AI in Mediation and Remote Mediation
• Panel III: Remote Hearings in Arbitration-Procedural Guidance and Best Practices

Programme (tentative)

Speakers’ bio

Background documentation

• A/80/17 - Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Fifty-eighth session
• A/CN.9/1215 - Stocktaking of Developments in Dispute Resolution in the Digital Economy – progress report
• A/CN.9/1224 - Submission from the Inclusive Global Legal Innovation Platform on Online Dispute Resolution
• A/CN.9/1233 - Submission by the Government of Israel regarding exploratory work on remote arbitration and mediation
• A/CN.9/1272 - Submission from the Inclusive Global Legal Innovation Platform on Online Dispute Resolution (Advance copy)
• Compilation of responses on the UNCITRAL Questionnaire for States on Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Platform-based Disputes Resolution and Remote Proceedings in Arbitration and Mediation

Presentations (Forthcoming)

Panel I: Arbitrators and the Use of AI – Impact on Recognition and Enforcement

Diana Didia - Practical Exposure to AI: Deployment, Governance, and What Comes Next

Sapna Jhangiani KC - AI and Courts

Crenguta Leaua - Proposals for Future Work

Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballel - Presentation

Panel II: Use of AI in Mediation and Remote Mediation

Zhibei Feng - The Use of AI in Mediation and Remote Mediation: Institutional Experience from SHIAC

Marc McLaughin - AI and Mediation: The State of the Evidence

Frauke Nitschke - Remote Meetings in Mediation

Panel III: Remote Hearings in Arbitration-Procedural Guidance and Best Practices