Failures of American civil justice in international perspective /
Maxeiner, James.
Failures of American civil justice in international perspective / James R. Maxeiner with Gyooho Lee, Armin Weber, and a foreword by Philip K. Howard. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xxxii, 310 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-299) and index.
Civil justice : an introduction -- Legal method : thinking like a lawyer -- Lawyers and legal systems : access to justice -- The court : jurisdiction and applicable law -- Pleading : the matter in controversy -- Process : the right to be heard -- Judgments, appeals and outcomes -- Conclusion.
"Civil justice in the United States is neither civil nor just. Instead it embodies a maxim that the American legal system is a paragon of legal process which assures its citizens a fair and equal treatment under the law. Long have critics recognized the system's failings while offering abundant criticism but few solutions. This book provides a comparative-critical introduction to civil justice systems in the United States, Germany, and Korea. It shows the shortcomings of the American system and compares them with German and Korean successes in implementing the rule of law. The author argues that these shortcomings could easily be fixed if the American legal systems were open to seeing how other legal systems' civil justice processes handle cases more efficiently and fairly. Far from being a treatise for specialists, this book is an introductory text for civil justice in the three aforementioned legal systems. It is intended to be accessible to people with a general knowledge of a modern legal system"--Provided by publisher
English.
9781139128575 (electronic bk.) 1139128574 (electronic bk.) 9780511842603 (ebook) 0511842600 (ebook) 9781139115742 (e-book) 113911574X (e-book) 1107228409 9781107228405 1139125087 9781139125086 1283296349 9781283296342 1139123661 9781139123662 9786613296344 6613296341 1139117912 9781139117913 1139113550 9781139113557 9781107693791 (paperback) 1107693799
9786613296344
Justice, Administration of--United States.
Law reform--United States.
Justice, Administration of--Germany.
Justice, Administration of--Korea (South)
Droit--Réforme--États-Unis.
LAW--Civil Procedure.
LAW--Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--Judicial Branch.
Justice, Administration of.
Law reform.
Germany.
Korea (South)
United States.
Electronic books.
KF384 / .M39 2011eb
347.73
Failures of American civil justice in international perspective / James R. Maxeiner with Gyooho Lee, Armin Weber, and a foreword by Philip K. Howard. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xxxii, 310 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-299) and index.
Civil justice : an introduction -- Legal method : thinking like a lawyer -- Lawyers and legal systems : access to justice -- The court : jurisdiction and applicable law -- Pleading : the matter in controversy -- Process : the right to be heard -- Judgments, appeals and outcomes -- Conclusion.
"Civil justice in the United States is neither civil nor just. Instead it embodies a maxim that the American legal system is a paragon of legal process which assures its citizens a fair and equal treatment under the law. Long have critics recognized the system's failings while offering abundant criticism but few solutions. This book provides a comparative-critical introduction to civil justice systems in the United States, Germany, and Korea. It shows the shortcomings of the American system and compares them with German and Korean successes in implementing the rule of law. The author argues that these shortcomings could easily be fixed if the American legal systems were open to seeing how other legal systems' civil justice processes handle cases more efficiently and fairly. Far from being a treatise for specialists, this book is an introductory text for civil justice in the three aforementioned legal systems. It is intended to be accessible to people with a general knowledge of a modern legal system"--Provided by publisher
English.
9781139128575 (electronic bk.) 1139128574 (electronic bk.) 9780511842603 (ebook) 0511842600 (ebook) 9781139115742 (e-book) 113911574X (e-book) 1107228409 9781107228405 1139125087 9781139125086 1283296349 9781283296342 1139123661 9781139123662 9786613296344 6613296341 1139117912 9781139117913 1139113550 9781139113557 9781107693791 (paperback) 1107693799
9786613296344
Justice, Administration of--United States.
Law reform--United States.
Justice, Administration of--Germany.
Justice, Administration of--Korea (South)
Droit--Réforme--États-Unis.
LAW--Civil Procedure.
LAW--Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--Judicial Branch.
Justice, Administration of.
Law reform.
Germany.
Korea (South)
United States.
Electronic books.
KF384 / .M39 2011eb
347.73