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) In the international context, in Mexico, the ICC, pursuant to the Alternative DisputeResolution Rules (ADR Rules) and the AAA, through its specific rules, alsoactively participate in mediation proceedings.7.2. Mediation in a Judicial SettingDuring the last decade in Mexico, the judicial branch has promoted initiatives in the socalledCenters of Alternative Justice, which are commonly located in the judicialsupreme court of each state and the Federal District.The Centers of Alternative Justice have worked to create a law governing this area, basicallythrough reforms of the organic law of local judicial powers and the creation of alternativejustice laws applicable at the local level. These centers regulate public mediation ineach state, the creation of public centers of mediation, the certification of mediators bythe superior court of justice of the state, basic mediation guidelines, and the materialscope of application (civil, family, and commercial). Furthermore, they regulate the creationof the private mediation centers.The following states have public mediation centers: Quintana Roo, Querétaro, Monterrey,Oaxaca, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Guanajuato and the Federal District. Currentlyother states are in the process of establishing alternative justice systems.8. Conciliation359Dispute ResolutionIn Mexico conciliation is also widely used. Conciliation is different from mediation inthat it is an alternative dispute resolution method in which the third party can proposea solution, unlike in mediation. In several Mexican laws, it is provided as a mechanismto resolve disputes prior to the courts, in order to lower the number of disputes thatreach the judicial courts. Conciliation, in this regard, is used basically in two instances:judicially and administratively.In the judicial instance, the holding of a conciliation hearing is contemplated as a priorstep within the judicial proceeding, both in labor and civil matters. In such a conciliationhearing it will be attempted to reconcile the parties so that they reach a peaceful resolutionof their dispute.In addition, in some disputes in certain areas, Mexican law promotes the possibility ofconciliating the interests of the parties prior to a judicial lawsuit. For such purposes,some administrative instances are authorized to act as conciliators.As an example we can mention the conciliation of disputes between suppliers and consumersbefore the Consumer Protection Agency, conciliation between doctor and patientin the National Commission of Medical Arbitration, and the conciliation engaged in bythe National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services.