Overview
- The conference, which began on July 31, opened in Jaipur with an inaugural session led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and attendance from senior Indian and Commonwealth legal figures.
- Organisers say representatives from 52 Commonwealth nations are taking part in the three-day summit at The Lalit Jaipur to discuss ways to make justice faster, cheaper and more citizen-focused through mediation.
- The programme schedules five technical sessions on August 1, two sessions on August 2, and a valedictory session presided over by Justice Vikram Nath when delegates are expected to consider adopting the Jaipur Peace Mediation Declaration 2026.
- Sessions cover commercial, family, environmental, community and cross-border mediation, victim‑centric approaches to criminal mediation and the use of technologies including AI to expand access to justice.
- Organisers frame the summit as a bid by India to steer Commonwealth 'judicial diplomacy' by producing a non‑binding roadmap for mediation and judicial cooperation that could shape future rules, training and cross‑border dispute-handling.