Goals of civil justice and civil procedure in contemporary judicial systems / Alan Uzelac, editor. - 1 online resource (ix, 263 pages) : color illustrations. - Gale virtual reference library Ius gentium, volume 34 1534-6781 ; . - Ius gentium (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ; v. 34. .

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Goals of civil justice and civil procedure in the contemporary world / Alan Uzelac -- 2. Civil justice in Austrian-German tradition / Christian Koller -- 3. Civil justice in pursuit of efficiency / C.H. (Remco) van Rhee -- 4. Goals of civil justice when nothing works : the case of Italy / Elisabetta Silvestri -- 5. Goals of civil justice in Norway : readiness for a pragmatic reform / Inge Lorange Backer -- 6. 'American exceptionalism' in goals for civil litigation / Richard Marcus -- 7. Civil justice with multiple objectives / Peter C.H. Chan and David Chan -- 8. Social harmony at the cost of trust crisis : goals of civil justice in China / Yulin Fu --9. Civil litigation in Russia : 'guided justice' and revival of public interest / Dmitry Heroldovich Nokhrin -- 10. Battle between individual rights and public interest in Hungarian civil procedure / Miklos Kengyel and Gergely Czoboly -- 11. (In)compatibility of procedural preclusions with the goals of civil justice : an ongoing debate in Slovenia / Ale Gali -- 12. Judicial activism as goals setting : civil justice in Brazil / Teresa Arruda Alvim Wambier.

This book is a collection of comparative insights into the social role and function of civil courts. It addresses the most topical concerns regarding the functioning and efficiency of national systems of civil justice, and provides an introductory overview of global justice systems and their role.

3319034421 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9783319034423 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9783319034430 (electronic book)


Civil procedure.
Justice, Administration of.

K2205 / .G63 2014

347.05

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