Full Description
The financial burden of litigation continues to be the single most important consideration for parties in determining whether to fight their case in court. The financial burden of embarking on civil litigation can influence litigation strategy and determine who has, and who is denied, access to justice. This edition provides a comprehensive study of the financial obstacles of access to justice in civil litigation. It draws on the contributions of eighteen jurisdictions to examine what impact the commitment to access to justice has made regarding access to civil litigation.
Contents
1 The Financial Obstacles to Civil Litigation: Access to the Judge in the Age of Technology, Human Rights And State Spending Cuts
Petra Butler, Allanah Colley
2 Cost and Fee Allocation in Austrian Civil Procedure
Joachim Pierer
3 An Overview of Access to Justice in Brazil
Gustavo Moser, Mariana Tonolli Chiavone Delchiaro,
Susana Henriques da Costa
4 The Financial Obstacles of Access to the Judge: Canada
Marie-Claude Desjardins, Sèdjro Axel-Luc Hountohotegbè
5 Access to Justice in Civil Cases in China
Ming Liao
6 Litigation Costs as an Obstacle to Access to Courts in Croatia
Vesna Tomljenović, Paula Poretti
7 The Financial Obstacles to Civil Litigation in Germany
Ann-Kristin Mayrhofer, Beate Gsell
8 Just a Matter of Time? The Financial Obstacles to Access to Civil Litigation in Italy
Alessandra De Luca
9 Access to Japanese Civil Justice: From a Financial Viewpoint
Hirotoshi Uchiumi
10 Litigation Costs in Dutch Civil Procedure and the Right of Access to Justice: A Fair Balance?
Fokke Fernhout
11 The Financial Obstacles of Access to The Judge: New Zealand
Bridgette Toy-Cronin
12 The Financial Obstacles of Access to the Judge: Romania
Flavius A. Baias, Silviu M. Munteanu
13 Access to Justice: The Financial Obstacles to Civil Litigation in Singapore
Wee Ling Loo
14 The Financial Obstacles of Access to the Judge: The Case of Slovenia
Katja Plauštajner Metelko
15 The Divide in South African Justice: Rights on Paper, Barriers in Reality
Theo Broodryk
16 Access to Justice and Financial Obstacles in Turkey
Ersin Erdogan
17 Costs in Ukrainian Civil Procedure: The Price of Justice
Iryna Izarova
18 Access to Civil Justice in the United States
Margaret Y. K. Woo, Jacqueline Vieira
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