Increasingly
non-‐traditional
mediators
are
involved
in
dispute
resolution.
These
are
governmental
actors
(NWRA
specialists,
court
judges
in
an
advisory
role,
district
authorities),
relatives
of
the
conflicting
parties,
and
local
NGOs.
Where
government
actors
are
called
in
to
mediate
in
disputes,
the
actors
are
mainly
municipal
or
district
authorities
or
the
NWRA.
The
roles
of
these
governmental
actors
are,
however,
sometimes
contradictory
and
never
decisive.
The
authorities
play
an
advisory
role,
but
limited
capacity
(financial,
personnel,
knowledge,
policy
instruments,
authority
and
legitimacy)
restricts
their
impact.
A
judge
might
provide
advice,
in
the
situation
when
the
cause
of
a
conflict
(such
as
deep-‐well
drilling)
is
out
of
the
scope
of
the
tribal
dispute
settlement
system.
A
judge
may,
however,
interprete
the
Shari’ah
to
reach
a
solution
acceptable
to
both
parties,
based
on
for
example
analogies
in
the
Shari’ah.
There
are
several
challenges
all
arbitrators
and
mediators
currently
face:
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