The Singapore Convention on Mediation is just beginning its life as an international legal instrument. How is it likely to fare? In the second edition of this comprehensive, article-by-article commentary, the authors provide a robust report on the features of the Convention and their implications, with an analysis of potential controversies and authoritative clarifications of particular provisions.

• international mediated settlement agreements as a new type of legal instrument in international law;

• types of settlement agreements that fall within the scope of the Convention;

• how the Convention's enforcement mechanism works;

• the meaning of 'international' and the absence of a seat of mediation;

• the Convention's approach to recognition and enforcement of international mediated settlement agreements;

• the grounds for refusal to grant relief under the Convention;

• mediator misconduct as a ground for refusal to grant relief;