Constitution

Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation is a non-profit organization registered under the TC Literary Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955. The institute was formed by a group of professionals and businessmen in the year 2001.

Advisory Board

The legal and ethical aspects of IIAM are guided and advised by the IIAM Advisory Board.

The entire process and controlling changes of IIAM DPM Service are evaluated and approved by the Advisory Board, which acts as the Process and Certification Control Board (PCCB). The Board also ratifies the certified legal auditor training procedures, auditors’ and mediators’ ethics and disciplinary process. The Advisory Board comprises of distinguished and eminent persons from various fields.

The members of the Board are: 

	Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah Former Chief Justice of India & Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission
	Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.S. Verma Former Chief Justice of India & Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission
	Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.S. Paripoornan Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
	Mr. Prabhat Kumar Former Governor of Jharkhand & Former Cabinet Secretary, Government of India
	Dr. Madhav Mehra President, World Council for Corporate Governance, UK Chairman, World Quality Council, USA
	Dr. Abid Hussain Former Ambassador to the United States. Currently Member of the International Panel on Democracy and Development of UNESCO
	Mr. Sudarshan Agarwal Former Governor of Sikkim & Former Member of the National Human Rights Commission
	Dr. G. Mohan Gopal Director of the National Judicial Academy
	Mr. Michael McIlwrath Chairman, Advisory Board, International Mediation Institute (IMI) The Hague, Netherlands (For IIAM Community Mediation Service)

Governing Council:

The management, general administration and policy aspects of the Institute are vested in a Governing Council, comprised of 13 members as follows:

• Six members nominated or elected from the Charter Members.
• One member nominated or elected from the Ex-officio Members.
• Three members elected from the Corporate Members.
• Three members elected from the Ordinary / Reciprocal Members.

The Honorary Chairman shall be nominated by the Advisory Board from one among them.

For more details on IIAM Governing Council and its election procedure.

The members of the Council are:

President: In charge of administration and policy aspects and general ADR & DPM projects:

Mr. Anil Xavier Advocate,  IMI Certified Mediator Internationally Accredited Negotiator & Mediator (UK),  Member – Independent Standards Commission, IMI (The Hague), Senior Fellow - Hamline University School of Law (USA),  Charter Member - IIAM Secretary General & Charter Member - Mediators' Council of India pre@arbitrationindia.com

Secretary General: In charge of administration & seminars:

Mr. Joseph Varghese
Internationally Accredited Negotiator & Mediator (UK),
Charter Member - IIAM
Charter Member - Mediators' Council of India (MeCI).
sec@arbitrationindia.com

Director - Training: In charge of Training, Academic programs & IIAM CMS:

Mr. M.G. Joseph
Accredited Negotiator & Mediator
Charter Member - IIAM
Diploma in International Understanding (UNESCO)
training@arbitrationindia.com

Director - Projects: In charge of Franchise & Tie-ups:

Mr. George G. Poothicote Advocate,  IMI Certified Mediator Internationally Accredited Negotiator & Mediator (UK),  Charter Member - IIAM Charter Member - Mediators' Council of India dpm@arbitrationindia.com

Director - DPM: In charge of DPM project - iCLA Legal Audit:

Mr. C.H. Abdul Raheem
Chartered Accountant
Charter Member - IIAM
dpm@arbitrationindia.com

Director - Administrator: In charge of general administration, franchise operations & ADR administration procedures:

Mr. K.V. Balakrishnan
Commander (Retd.), Indian Navy
dir@arbitrationindia.com

DPM Coordinator: In charge of DPM Project – IIAM Community Mediation Service:

Mr. K. Mathew
Internationally Accredited Negotiator & Mediator (UK),
Secretary & Charter Member - Mediators' Council of India (MeCI).
dpm@arbitrationindia.com

ADR Coordinator: In charge of coordination of academic & moot programs:

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