ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF ARBITRATION SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES Ermakov Sergey Lvovich, PhD in Economics, Professor, Honored Science and Education Worker, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Arbitration Judge. <...> Place of employment: Arbitration Tribunal for Science and Education. <...> E-mail: professor2406@mail.ru Annotation: The article deals with current issues pertinent to alternative (out-of-court) methods of settlement of disputes. <...> The author dwells on the background of the issue, reviews the legal basis for organization and operation of non-governmental arbitration (alternative proceeding) in the Russian Federation, and analyzes fundamentals of the legal status of arbitration tribunals. <...> Special attention is focused on a fairly new (for the Russian legal system) institute of the alternative procedure for settlement of disputes with participation of confidant (the mediation procedure). <...> Whereas the author undertakes a research of the legal status of the mediator as neutral, independent person rendering assistance to the parties in settlement of a dispute; explores the problems in application of mediation under the given social and economic conditions; studies its main distinctive peculiarities. . <...> A., IvКnovsФКвК N.V., VoвФovК N.., Frolova E.E. War to the bitter end or finally a compromise? <...> В статье рассмотрены актуальные проблемы, касающиеся альтернативных (внесудебных) способов разбирательства споров Автор останавливается на истории вопроса, рассматривает правовые основы организации и функционирования негосударственного арбитража (альтернативного производства) в Российской Федерации, анализирует основы правового статуса третейских судов.! <...>