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Paths to justice : what people do and think about going to law

Title: Paths to justice : what people do and think about going to law / Hazel Genn with Sarah Beinart [and others].
Author: Genn, Hazel.
Publication: Oxford, England ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 1999.

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Additional Authors

Beinart, Sarah.

Description

xv, 382 pages : illustrations, forms; 22 cm

Summary

"Effective policy-making in the administration of justice requires a solid understanding of public behaviour. This book presents the results of the most wide-ranging survey ever conducted by an independent body or government agency into the experiences of ordinary citizens as they grapple with the kinds of problems that could ultimately end in the civil courts. Funded by the Nuffield Foundation, the survey identifies how often people experience problems for which there might be a legal solution and how they set about solving them. Revealing crucial differences in the approach taken to different kinds of potential legal problems, the study describes the factors that influence decisions about whether and where to seek advice about problems, and whether and when to go to law. In addition to exploring experiences of courts, tribunals and ADR processes, the study also provides important insights into public confidence in the courts and the judiciary. For the first time the study reveals the public's perspective on access to civil justice and makes a significant contribution to debate about how far civil justice reforms coincide with public experience and expectations about resolving justiciable problems."--Back cover.

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Note

"Funded by the Nuffield Foundation."

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

The landscape of justiciable problems -- Strategies for resolving justiciable problems -- The response to problems of different types -- Outcomes -- Fulfilling objectives? -- Experiences and perceptions of the legal system -- Paths to justice : which way now? -- Appendix A. Technical report -- Appendix B. Logistical regression analysis results -- Appendix C. Questionnaires.

ISBN

1841130397
9781841130392
1847313051
9781847313058

LCCN

00700356

OCLC

ocm42620860
42620860
SCSB-8871807

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library