Mediation in Lebanon was first introduced in 2005, through the “Centre Professionnel de Mediation” at Saint Joseph University, one of the oldest and most reputable universities in the country. However, it was more than a decade later that mediation was introduced in the Lebanese legal system. In September 2018, the Lebanese Parliament enacted Lebanon Law No. 82/2018 Judicial Mediation in Lebanon, which introduced judicial mediation into the civil system for the first time. This Legislative Insight aims to analyse the law, the scope of judicial mediation, its process and benefits.

Referring to judicial mediation within a court process complies with the recent international development of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practice. The Lebanese Parliament, by adopting Lebanon Law No. 82/2018, aimed at bringing the best of mediation's advantages in the resolution of a dispute that is brought before judicial courts.