Shaping Civil Litigation Using Procedural Agreements - Hardcover

 
9789047302254: Shaping Civil Litigation Using Procedural Agreements
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9047302257 ISBN 13: 9789047302254
Publisher: Eleven International Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

Procedural agreements hold the potential to effectively customise and expedite civil proceedings. However, their impact on access to justice, particularly for weaker litigants, and the potential erosion of the court's role raise significant concerns. Despite the growing acceptance of procedural contracts, it is still unclear how courts should interpret and when they should enforce these agreements. This book delves into the critical examination of choice-of-court, evidentiary, costs, appeal, and alternative dispute resolution agreements, offering a discussion on the boundaries between procedural and contract law. It interrogates the entanglements between procedural agreements, flexible procedural rules, case management, and the increasing complexity of litigated cases. Additionally, it examines the interrelations between procedural contracts and current trends in civil litigation, including the obligation of European courts to safeguard consumers against unfair terms and the emergence of international commercial courts. The book provides valuable insights on procedural agreements for both academics and practitioners, illuminating the dynamics of 'contractualisation', 'flexibilisation', 'diversification', and 'arbitralisation' of civil litigation.

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About the Author

Anna Nylund, Professor of Law, University of Bergen, Norway, co-chair of the civil procedure and dispute resolution research group. Her main research topics are comparative and European aspects of civil procedure law, alternative dispute resolution, and child law.

From the Back Cover

Procedural agreements hold the potential to effectively customise and expedite civil proceedings. However, their impact on access to justice, particularly for weaker litigants, and the potential erosion of the court’s role raise significant concerns. Despite the growing acceptance of procedural contracts, it is still unclear how courts should interpret and when they should enforce these agreements. This book delves into the critical examination of choice-of-court, evidentiary, costs, appeal, and alternative dispute resolution agreements, offering a discussion on the boundaries between procedural and contract law. It interrogates the entanglements between procedural agreements, flexible procedural rules, case management, and the increasing complexity of litigated cases. Additionally, it examines the interrelations between procedural contracts and current trends in civil litigation, including the obligation of European courts to safeguard consumers against unfair terms and the emergence of international commercial courts.​​​​​​​The book provides valuable insights on procedural agreements for both academics and practitioners, illuminating the dynamics of ‘contractualisation’, ‘flexibilisation’, ‘diversification’, and ‘arbitralisation’ of civil litigation.

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Publisher
Eleven International Publishing
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9047302257
ISBN 13 
9789047302254
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
182
Editor
Nylund Anna, Cabral Antonio