The collection was prepared by the Department of State Legal Disciplines of the Institute of History, Law and Social Sciences of the P. P. Semyonov-Tian-Shansky . The content of the collection includes articles related to one of the main topics of scientific research of the department - mediation as an alternative method of conflict resolution and dispute resolution . Articles prepared by teachers and students of the Department of State and Legal Disciplines, employees of other scientific and educational organizations . All materials posted in the collection were recognized as the best of the presented at the scientific and practical events of the department held in 2020-2021. The publication is addressed to scientific and pedagogical workers, employees of educational organizations, practicing lawyers, students and other readers interested in theoretical and practical issues of the development of mediation and mediation technologies.