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Third party mediation in international and non-international armed conflict is highly political, fluid and complex. This draft document is designed to begin a discussion on what core values, operational principles and standards of good practice might be commonly agreed by the majority of track one mediators in contemporary armed conflict. It additionally poses the question of whether such a code of practise is a good idea.