Implement LLM-driven governance architecture with structured memory
This commit completes the transition to a pure LLM-driven agentic governance system with no hard-coded governance logic. Core Architecture Changes: - Add structured memory system (memory.py) for tracking governance processes - Add LLM tools (tools.py) for deterministic operations (math, dates, random) - Add audit trail system (audit.py) for human-readable decision explanations - Add LLM-driven agent (agent_refactored.py) that interprets constitution Documentation: - Add ARCHITECTURE.md describing process-centric design - Add ARCHITECTURE_EXAMPLE.md with complete workflow walkthrough - Update README.md to reflect current LLM-driven architecture - Simplify constitution.md to benevolent dictator model for testing Templates: - Add 8 governance templates (petition, consensus, do-ocracy, jury, etc.) - Add 8 dispute resolution templates - All templates work with generic process-based architecture Key Design Principles: - "Process" is central abstraction (not "proposal") - No hard-coded process types or thresholds - LLM interprets constitution to understand governance rules - Tools ensure correctness for calculations - Complete auditability with reasoning and citations Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Shalish Mediation Dispute Resolution
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*A modernized approach to traditional village-level mediation, developed with cultural sensitivity and practical improvements*
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This dispute resolution protocol can be integrated into any governance constitution as an article on conflict resolution.
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## Article: Dispute Resolution
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### Section 1: Principles and Values
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**Core Values**
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This community centers on:
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- **Community harmony** - Restoring peaceful relationships
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- **Restorative justice** - Repair over punishment
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- **Cultural respect** - Honoring traditional wisdom
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- **Fairness** - Just outcomes for all parties
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- **Collective wellbeing** - Community health over individual "winning"
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**Traditional Roots, Modern Adaptation**
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This process:
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- Draws from Bangladesh's traditional village-level mediation (Shalish)
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- Adapts practices for contemporary contexts
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- Honors cultural traditions while addressing historical limitations
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- Emphasizes consensual rather than imposed solutions
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- Maintains community-based approach
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**Community Standards**
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- Handbook documents procedures
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- Explains cultural traditions and adaptations
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- Available in local languages as needed
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- Trained mediators orient new members
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- Bot maintains accessible documentation
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### Section 2: When to Use Shalish Mediation
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**Appropriate Disputes**
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Well-suited for:
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- Interpersonal conflicts between community members
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- Family or household disagreements
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- Neighbor disputes
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- Resource sharing conflicts
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- Misunderstandings and communication breakdowns
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- Matters affecting community cohesion
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**Community-Centered Approach**
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This process emphasizes:
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- Maintaining community relationships
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- Collective resources and shared spaces
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- Cultural values and traditions
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- Long-term harmony over quick fixes
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- Face-saving and dignity for all
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**When Alternative Processes Better**
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Consider other approaches for:
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- Cases involving serious violence
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- Power imbalances requiring advocacy
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- Situations where mediation pressure inappropriate
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- Legal violations needing formal process
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- Cases needing specialized expertise
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### Section 3: The Role of Mediators
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**Mediator Responsibilities**
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Mediators:
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- Help parties communicate effectively
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- Educate about mediation benefits
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- Facilitate discussion without imposing solutions
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- Ensure fair process
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- Document agreements
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- Follow up on implementation
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**What Mediators Don't Do**
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Explicitly, mediators:
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- Do not render judgments or decisions
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- Do not advocate for either party
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- Do not enforce agreements
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- Do not enforce laws
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- Do not take sides
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**Mediator Selection and Training**
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- Community identifies potential mediators
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- Training in mediation techniques and cultural sensitivity
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- Understanding of traditional and modern practices
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- Ongoing education and support
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- Bot tracks trained mediator roster
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**Solo or Co-Mediation**
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Mediators decide based on case:
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- Single mediator for straightforward disputes
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- Co-mediation for complex cases
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- Diverse pair for balanced perspectives
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- Cultural considerations in selection
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- Parties informed of mediator selection
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### Section 4: Initiating Mediation
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**Requesting Mediation**
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Disputants request through:
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- Direct contact with known mediator
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- Request to mediation coordinator via @govbot
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- Referral from community leader
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- Mutual agreement to try mediation
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**Mediator Outreach**
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After request received:
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- Mediator contacts both parties
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- Explains mediation process and benefits
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- Answers questions and addresses concerns
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- Ensures voluntary participation
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- Schedules initial meetings
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**Setting Expectations**
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Mediators educate parties about:
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- How mediation works
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- Benefits of collaborative problem-solving
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- Mediator's neutral role
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- Voluntary nature of process
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- Confidentiality
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- Focus on future solutions
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### Section 5: Process Structure
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**Preparation Phase**
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Before joint session:
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- Mediator collects initial statements from each party
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- Meets privately with each party
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- Understands perspectives and interests
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- Identifies key issues
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- Assesses readiness for joint meeting
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**Establishing Logistics**
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Mediator arranges:
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- Neutral meeting location
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- Convenient time for all parties
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- Appropriate physical setup
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- Any needed accommodations
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- Virtual options if appropriate
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**Joint Mediation Session**
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Typical structure:
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1. Mediator opening and ground rules (10 min)
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2. Each party's uninterrupted statement (15-20 min each)
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3. Mediator clarification and summarizing
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4. Issue identification and prioritization
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5. Discussion and option generation
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6. Agreement building
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7. Documenting outcome
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8. Closing and follow-up planning
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**Session Duration**
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- Typically 2-3 hours for joint session
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- Breaks as needed
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- May require multiple sessions
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- Flexible pacing based on needs
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### Section 6: Ground Rules and Communication Principles
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**Core Communication Agreements**
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All participants commit to:
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- **Speak for yourself** - Use "I" statements
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- **Avoid blame** - Focus on impacts and needs, not accusations
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- **Don't interrupt** - Let each person finish
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- **Attack problems, not people** - Separate issue from person
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- **Listen to understand** - Not just to respond
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- **Respect confidentiality** - What's shared stays private
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- **Participate in good faith** - Genuine effort to resolve
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**Mediator Enforcement**
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Mediator gently enforces rules:
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- Reminds if ground rules broken
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- Reframes inflammatory statements
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- Takes breaks if tensions high
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- May meet separately if needed
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- Maintains respectful atmosphere
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### Section 7: Voluntary Participation
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**Truly Voluntary**
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Process is voluntary:
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- Either party can decline
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- Can leave at any time
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- No consequences for non-participation
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- Agreements only if both consent
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- No coercion or pressure
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**Social Expectations**
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While technically voluntary:
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- Community culture may create social pressure
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- Expectation to attempt resolution
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- Face-saving considerations
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- Mediator acknowledges these dynamics
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- Works to ensure genuine choice
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**When Someone Declines**
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If party refuses mediation:
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- Respect their decision
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- Explore reasons if willing to share
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- Alternative pathways available
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- No formal consequences
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- May return to mediation later if circumstances change
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### Section 8: Assessment and Understanding
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**Seeking Clarity**
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Mediators help parties:
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- Share their perspectives fully
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- Understand each other's views
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- Identify underlying interests
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- Clarify facts versus interpretations
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- Recognize common ground
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- Define what resolution looks like
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**Developing Consensual Standards**
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Rather than imposing standards:
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- Parties discuss what fairness means here
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- Reference shared community values
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- Consider cultural traditions
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- Build mutual understanding
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- Create their own framework
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**Background Information**
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Mediator gathers understanding of:
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- History of relationship
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- Previous conflicts or agreements
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- Community context
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- Cultural considerations
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- Other factors affecting dispute
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### Section 9: Deliberation Process
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**Information Sharing**
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Information flows through:
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- Direct testimony from parties
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- Witness accounts if relevant and agreed
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- Documents if provided
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- Mediator ensures all perspectives heard
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- Focus on understanding, not proving
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**Additional Voices**
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May include:
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- **Primary parties** - Central to process
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- **Community representatives** - For disputes affecting collective resources
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- **Family representatives** - In family-related matters
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- **Elders or respected members** - For cultural guidance
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- **Witnesses** - If parties agree
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- All additional participants by mutual agreement
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**Mediator Principles**
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Throughout deliberation, mediators:
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- Don't interject their own views when parties agree
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- "Reality test" disagreements without judgment
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- Help parties explore consequences of options
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- Support creative problem-solving
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- Trust parties to find their own solutions
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### Section 10: Resolution and Agreement
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**Building Consensus**
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Resolution emerges through:
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- Negotiation facilitated by mediator
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- Consensus-building around options
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- Creative solutions addressing both parties' needs
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- Voluntary agreement by all
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- No imposed solutions
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**Types of Agreements**
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May include:
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- Behavior changes
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- Communication protocols
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- Resource sharing arrangements
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- Apologies or acknowledgments
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- Restitution or repair
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- Boundaries or separation
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- Future conflict prevention
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**Drafting Agreement**
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Mediator:
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- Documents agreed points in writing
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- Uses clear, specific language
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- Both parties review and approve
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- All sign the agreement
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- Each party receives copy
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- Submit to @govbot for records
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**When Agreement Not Reached**
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If mediation doesn't result in full agreement:
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- Partial agreements still valuable
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- Document any progress made
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- Identify remaining issues
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- Discuss next steps
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- No penalty for non-resolution
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### Section 11: When Mediation Doesn't Work
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**Reasons Mediation May Fail**
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- Parties too far apart
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- Power imbalances too significant
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- Emotions too raw
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- Issues too complex
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- Not right time
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- Parties not in good faith
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**Alternative Options**
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Mediator may suggest:
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- **Break and return later** - Time for reflection
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- **Additional community input** - Broader consultation
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- **Different approach** - Try facilitated dialogue or circle process
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- **Formal referral** - To governance body or external resources
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- **New mediators** - Different personalities might work better
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- **Separation protocols** - If co-existence not possible
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**No Failure in Trying**
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Important to recognize:
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- Attempting mediation is valuable
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- Understanding gained even without resolution
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- Seeds planted for future resolution
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- Shows good faith effort
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- Community appreciates the try
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### Section 12: Implementation and Follow-Up
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**Agreement Implementation**
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Parties responsible for:
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- Following through on commitments
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- Timeline agreed in mediation
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- Self-monitoring and accountability
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- Reaching out if issues arise
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**Mediator Follow-Up**
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After agreement:
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- Check-in scheduled (typically 30 days)
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- Parties report on implementation
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- Address any difficulties
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- Celebrate successes
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- Modify if needed
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**Community Support**
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If appropriate:
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- Community supports implementation
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- Resources provided as needed
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- Informal monitoring by respected members
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- Encouragement and acknowledgment
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### Section 13: Reconsideration and Follow-Up Mediation
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**When to Reconvene**
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Follow-up mediation appropriate when:
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- New information emerges
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- Circumstances have changed
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- Agreement proving unworkable
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- Commitments not being met
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- New conflicts arise from original issue
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**Requesting Follow-Up**
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Either party may request:
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- Contact original mediators
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- Contact coordinating organization via @govbot
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- Explain need for follow-up
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- Reassessment determines if follow-up session needed
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**Fresh Start or Continuation**
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Follow-up may be:
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- Continuation with same mediators
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- Fresh process with new mediators
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- Modified approach based on learnings
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- Focus on specific unresolved elements
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### Section 14: Information and Privacy
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**Confidentiality**
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Strong confidentiality protections:
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- Case details remain among participants
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- Mediators don't share specifics
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- Agreements shared only as needed for implementation
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- Exceptions only for safety concerns
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**Community Learning**
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While protecting individuals:
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- Aggregated statistics support program evaluation
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- Success rates and types of disputes tracked
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- Patterns inform mediator training
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- No identifying information shared
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- Annual reports on mediation program
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**Record Keeping**
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Bot maintains:
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- Mediation requests and responses
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- Mediator assignments
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- Agreements (confidential access)
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- Follow-up schedules
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- Anonymized outcome data
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### Section 15: Cultural Sensitivity and Adaptation
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**Honoring Tradition**
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This process honors traditional Shalish by:
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- Maintaining community-based approach
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- Valuing relationship preservation
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- Involving respected community members
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- Seeking harmonious solutions
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- Recognizing collective over individual
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**Modern Improvements**
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Contemporary adaptations include:
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- Voluntary rather than compulsory
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- Trained mediators rather than just elders
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- Gender equity in mediator selection
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- Protection against power abuse
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- Focus on consensus not authority
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- Structured process with ground rules
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**Ongoing Evolution**
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Process continues to evolve:
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- Community feedback incorporated
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- Training updated regularly
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- Cultural practices respected
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- Modern best practices integrated
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- Balance of tradition and innovation
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## Implementation Notes for Bot
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When supporting Shalish mediation process:
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1. **Cultural competency** - Understand cultural context and traditions
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2. **Mediator matching** - Connect parties with appropriate mediators
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3. **Process flexibility** - Support various formats and pacing
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4. **Privacy protection** - Strong confidentiality for this voluntary process
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5. **Follow-up facilitation** - Enable ongoing support and check-ins
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6. **Community learning** - Track patterns while protecting individuals
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7. **Resource connection** - Link to alternative processes when needed
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This process works best when:
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- Community values harmony and relationship
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- Cultural traditions respected
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- Skilled mediators available and trusted
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- Voluntary nature genuinely upheld
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- Focus on consensus over authority
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- Long-term relationships matter more than being "right"
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- Community provides supportive context
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