Civil Procedure (Concepts & Insights)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (877 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1599415356 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 233 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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The second is to provide finality so that the disputants may get on with their affairs. Inevitably there are disputes. Modern society brings people together in a variety of settings and injects an active state presence into all manner of everyday activities. In this sense, disputants outside the legal system are said to be bargaining in the shadow of the law. Yet, these disputes settle all around us, based on social norms or simply an understanding of what is right and what is wrong; what is contestable and what is not. This book will analyze legal procedure as part of a complicated interaction between private ordering and public intervention. This private ordering of responsibility occurs against a backdrop, sometimes but certainly not always invoked, of what might occur were the matter to be taken to the more costly system of public dispute resolution. For those who cannot privately order their disputes, there are two public interests. The central thrust of this book will be to examine the overall structure of public dispute resolution through six basic concepts: rudimentary fairness and the trade off between equity and efficiency; defining the parameters of a dispute in terms of the presentation of issues and the obtaining of information; defining the scope of the dispute in terms of parties, particularly as the judicial system con
Not Chirelstein, but it will help you understand Discovery+Summary Judgment In my opinion, it isnt as innovative or humorously written as Chirelstein's Contracts supplement from the same series- but making Discovery and Summary Judgment easily digestible is a pretty good feat and worth the price of admission alone. So far the 2nd best in the concepts and insights series . "Better than Glannon's" according to Blah. Unlike most people, I didn't really like the Glannon Examples and Explanations in Civil Procedure book. I found this book much clearer and easier to read (it didn't put me to sleep like Glannon). If you don't like Glannon or you are just totally lost in Civil Procedure this book is an excellent p