Settlement agreements have traditionally been enforced as binding contracts under national rules, a situation considered less than ideal for the promotion of mediation. Drawing on the experience of the 1958 New York Convention on international arbitration, the 2019 Singapore Mediation Convention provides for the enforcement of settlement agreements in international commercial disputes. Based on its provisions and the characteristics and procedures of mediation, this article discusses the impact of the Singapore Mediation Convention on the promotion of mediation and its acceptance by the international community. It is argued that the achievements of the New York Convention do not necessarily promise the same success for the Singapore Mediation Convention.

传统上，和解协议作为具有约束力的合同在国家规则下执行，这种情况被认为不太适合促进调解。借鉴 1958 年《纽约国际仲裁公约》的经验，2019 年《新加坡调解公约》规定了国际商事纠纷和解协议的执行。本文根据其规定以及调解的特点和程序，论述了《新加坡调解公约》对促进调解的影响及其为国际社会所接受的影响。有人争辩说，《纽约公约》的成就并不一定预示着《新加坡调解公约》的同样成功。