Civil Justice, Privatization, and Democracy (Hardcover)

Privatization is occurring throughout the public justice system, including courts, tribunals, and state-sanctioned private dispute resolution regimes. Driven by a widespread ethos of efficiency-based civil justice reform, privatization claims to decrease costs, increase speed, and improve access to the tools of justice. But it may also lead to procedural unfairness, power imbalances, and the breakdown of our systems of democratic governance. Civil Justice, Privatization, and Democracy demonstrates the urgent need to publicize, politicize, debate, and ultimately temper these moves towards privatized justice. Written by Trevor C.W. Farrow, a former litigation lawyer and current Chair of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, Civil Justice, Privatization, and Democracy does more than just bear witness to the privatization initiatives that define how we think about and resolve almost all non-criminal disputes. It articulates the costs and benefits of these privatizing initiatives, particularly their potential negative impacts on the way we regulate ourselves in modern democracies, and it makes recommendations for future civil justice practice and reform.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Trevor C. W. Farrow
Dimensions:	231 x 161 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-4426-4578-3
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
LSN:	1-4426-4578-4
Barcode:	9781442645783

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