Paths to Justice

Paths to Justice
Author: Hazel Genn
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Total Pages: 399
Release: 1999-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1841130397

"Effective policy-making in the administration of justice requires a solid understanding of public behaviour. This book presents the results of the most wide-ranging survey ever conducted by an independent body or government agency into the experiences of ordinary citizens as they grapple with the kinds of problems that could ultimately end in the civil courts. Funded by the Nuffield Foundation, the survey identifies how often people experience problems for which there might be a legal solution and how they set about solving them. Revealing crucial differences in the approach taken to different kinds of potential legal problems, the study describes the factors that influence decisions about whether and where to seek advice about problems, and whether and when to go to law. In addition to exploring experiences of courts, tribunals and ADR processes, the study also provides important insights into public confidence in the courts and the judiciary. For the first time the study reveals the public's perspective on access to civil justice and makes a significant contribution to debate about how far civil justice reforms coincide with public experience and expectations about resolving justiciable problems."--Back cover.

Paths of Justice

Paths of Justice
Author: Johannes Chan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Jurisprudence
ISBN: 9789888455935

Présentation de l'éditeur : "In Paths of Justice, Johannes Chan illuminates fundamental themes and basic values in Hong Kong's legal system by using his own experience and drawing on interesting and important cases. The book explains and demystifies some of the most frequently asked questions about the law: How does a lawyer defend someone who is guilty? Does the law favour the rich and the resourceful? Is there a duty to obey the law in all circumstances? How can human rights and national security coexist in balance if their goals conflict in certain situations? How can fairness be reconciled with administrative efficacy? Is an abuse of freedom a justification for denying it? He also casts light on legal profession and professionalism, arguing that the legal profession is honourable only because lawyers, by and large, do live up to a high ethical standard and are committed to the values of justice and fairness. These cases cover a wide range of legal discussion and span several decades of Chan's professional practice, from when he was a young barrister to his years as Honorary Senior Counsel. Through the description of these real-life court cases, he gives readers not only a better understanding of how Hong Kong's legal system works in practice, but also the essential tools to think deeply about legal institutions, the legal profession, the role of justice in a modern society, and the importance of the rule of law."

Electronic Technology and Civil Procedure

Electronic Technology and Civil Procedure
Author: Miklós Kengyel
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2012-06-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9400740727

The effect of modern and communication technology on civil procedure first appeared on the agenda of the conference organized by the International Association of Procedural Law in 1999, verifying Lord Woolf’s statement from the 90’s, that ”IT will not only assist in streamlining and improving our existing systems and process; it is also likely, in due course, itself to be catalyst for radical change as well...”. At the conference in Pecs in the autumn of 2010 participants from three continents and twenty-five countries examined all aspects of the impact of modern information technology on civil procedure beginning with the electronic submission of the application, ranging from electronic service of documents and electronic means of proof supported by modern information technology. In addition to the practical issues they discussed the possible impact of electronic procedures on traditional principles of civil procedure. The conference book contains seven main reports and eleven correferates, the foreword was written by Prof. Peter Gottwald, the President of the International Association of Procedural Law.

The Three Paths of Justice

The Three Paths of Justice
Author: Neil Andrews
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2011-09-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 940072294X

This book presents a concise account of the English system of civil litigation, covering court proceedings in England and Wales. It is an original and important study of a system which is the historical root of the US litigation system. The volume offers a comprehensive and properly balanced account of the entire range of dispute resolution techniques. As the first book on this subject to be published in the USA, it enables American lawyers to gain an overview of the main institutions of English Civil Procedure, including mediation and arbitration. It will render the English system of civil justice accessible to law students in the US, practitioners of law, professors, judges, and policy-makers.

The Justice Crisis

The Justice Crisis
Author: Trevor C.W. Farrow
Publisher: UBC Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0774863609

Unfulfilled legal needs are at a tipping point in much of the Canadian justice system. The Justice Crisis assesses what is and isn’t working in efforts to strengthen a fundamental right of democratic citizenship: access to civil and family justice. Contributors to this wide-ranging overview of recent empirical research address key issues: the extent and cost of unmet legal needs; the role of public funding; connections between legal and social exclusion among vulnerable populations; the value of new legal pathways; the provision of justice services beyond the courts and lawyers; and the need for a culture change within the justice system.

Divers Paths to Justice

Divers Paths to Justice
Author: Marcus Colchester
Publisher: Forest Peoples Programme
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2011
Genre: Indigenous peoples
ISBN: 6169061170

Mapping Paths to Family Justice

Mapping Paths to Family Justice
Author: Anne Barlow
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-06-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781137554048

​The family justice system in England and Wales has undergone radical change over the past 20 years. A significant part of this shifting landscape has been an increasing emphasis on settling private family disputes out of court, which has been embraced by policy-makers, judges and practitioners alike and is promoted as an unqualified good. Mapping Paths to Family Justice: Resolving Family Disputes in Neoliberal Times examines the experiences of people taking part in out-of-court family dispute resolution in England and Wales. It addresses questions such as how participants’ experiences match up to the ideal; how recent changes to the legal system have affected people’s ability to access out-of-court dispute resolution; and what kind of outcomes are achieved in family dispute resolution. This book is the first study systematically to compare different forms of family dispute resolution. It explores people’s experiences of solicitor negotiations, mediation and collaborative law empirically by analyzing findings from a nationally representative survey, individual in-depth interviews with parties and practitioners, and recorded family dispute resolution processes. It considers these in the context of ongoing neoliberal reforms to the family justice system, drawing out conclusions and implications for policy and practice.

Paths to Justice Scotland

Paths to Justice Scotland
Author: Hazel Genn
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2001-10
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1841130400

Reporting from a survey they conducted, legal scholars Genn (U. College London) and Paterson (Strathclyde U.) analyze on the behavior of the public in Scotland in dealing with non-trivial justiciable civil problems and disputes, as potential pursuers or potential defenders. They include the widest range of events experienced by individuals as private people for which legal remedies are available under the civil justice system. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Access to Justice in Iran

Access to Justice in Iran
Author: Sahar Maranlou
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2015
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107072603

A critical and in-depth analysis of access to justice from international and Islamic perspectives, with a specific focus on access by women.

Divergent Paths

Divergent Paths
Author: Richard A. Posner
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2016-01-04
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0674286030

Judges and legal scholars talk past one another, if they have any conversation at all. Academics criticize judicial decisions in theoretical terms, which leads many judges to dismiss academic discourse as divorced from reality. Richard Posner reflects on the causes and consequences of this widening gap and what can be done to close it.