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La obligatoriedad de la mediación derivada de la voluntad de las partes: las cláusulas de mediación
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[spa] La voluntariedad constituye el presupuesto de cualquier análisis sobre la mediación. De entre sus diversas manifestaciones, destacan la libertad de acogerse al procedimiento y la posibilidad de desistir del mismo en cualquier momento. Sin embargo, en relación con su primera manifestación ―libertad de acogerse a la mediación―, el principio de voluntariedad parece admitir ciertas modulaciones, debidas, por una parte, a la exigencia legal, en algunos casos, del uso de la mediación como condición de procedibilidad ante los tribunales (mandatory mediation) y, por otra, a la discutida admisibilidad de las llamadas"cláusulas de mediación". El estudio se centra en estas últimas. En particular, se analiza el debate que éstas han generado, su eficacia ―tanto ordinaria (derivada de su cumplimiento) como extraordinaria (consecuencia de su incumplimiento)― y la cuestión de sus posibles contenidos.
[eng] Voluntariness is a prerequisite of any study on mediation. Among its many implications, a mention has to be made of the parties' freedom to start mediation proceedings and to put an end to them at any time. However, regarding the former ―the freedom to opt in― the principle appears to admit a certain degree of flexibility. This is due, on the one hand, to the existence of cases of mandatory mediation prior to litigation and, on the other, to the controversial admissibility of mediation clauses. This paper focuses on the latter. In particular, it analyses the debate surrounding the validity of mediation clauses as such and their effectiveness, both when performance occurs and when one of the parties fails to comply, as well as the question regarding their possible content.
[eng] Voluntariness is a prerequisite of any study on mediation. Among its many implications, a mention has to be made of the parties' freedom to start mediation proceedings and to put an end to them at any time. However, regarding the former ―the freedom to opt in― the principle appears to admit a certain degree of flexibility. This is due, on the one hand, to the existence of cases of mandatory mediation prior to litigation and, on the other, to the controversial admissibility of mediation clauses. This paper focuses on the latter. In particular, it analyses the debate surrounding the validity of mediation clauses as such and their effectiveness, both when performance occurs and when one of the parties fails to comply, as well as the question regarding their possible content.
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GINEBRA MOLINS, M. Esperança and TARABAL, Jaume. La obligatoriedad de la mediación derivada de la voluntad de las partes: las cláusulas de mediación. InDret. Revista para el Análisis del Derecho. 2013. Vol. 4, num. 1-31. ISSN 1698-739X. [consulted: 12 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/47368