Prospects for the development of mediation: from voluntary to mandatory

The article is devoted to analysis of the development of conciliation - mediation in different spheres of the Russian legislation. Institute of mediation has come a long way of development before fixing it on a statutory basis and is still far from perfect, which prevents its effective use and implementation of its mandated tasks: be an alternative to litigation and thus contribute to the unloading of vessels from a large number of trials. The author believes that mediation carries with it great potential to become a real alternative and simultaneously an effective way of resolving disputes in the private law sphere, as well as an element of restorative justice in the criminal proceedings. In the latter case requires the adoption of special legislation.