On peut aussi avoir différents avis sur la manière dont le processus a été mené, sur le fait, notamment qu'il ait eu lieu à huis clos, ce qui est généralement le cas du processus de conciliation.
Reservations might also be entertained about the way in which the process has been conducted and about the fact that it has sometimes been conducted behind closed doors, as has been the case, on the whole, where the conciliation procedure is concerned.