Screen LibraryCost and fee allocation in civil procedure：a comparative study
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Dordrecht New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ius gentium ; v.11 |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2263-7 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xii, 314 p.): |
| ISBN: |
9789400722637 (electronic bk.) 940072263X (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | D915 |
| CLC: | D915.2 |
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Includes index. Pt. 1. General report -- pt. 2. National reports. The volume describes and analyzes how the costs of litigation in civil procedure are distributed in key countries around the world. It compares the various approaches, draws general conclusions from that comparison, and presents global trends as well as common problems and solutions. In particular, the book deals with three principal questions: First, who pays for civil litigation costs, i.e., to what extent do losers have to make winners whole? Second, how much money is at stake, i.e., how expensive is civil litigation in the respective jurisdictions? And third, whose money is ultimately spen |