Abstract

Business activities between business partners cannot be separated from disputes that may arise from the business activities themselves. Mediation can be a resourceful tool to settle disputes between parties. The research aims to discuss the history and development of mediation as a means to dispute settlement in Indonesia. This research is normative legal research using secondary data. Findings and discussion proved that mediation has been known since a long time ago in Indonesia. It is the most known alternative dispute resolution to be used in Indonesia.