Par MARIA JOS É AZAR-BAUD
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Publication : Sustaining Access to Justice
This book explores the complex landscape of costs and funding of civil justice.
Access to civil justice continues to be undermined by State retrenchment of legal aid budgets, increases in procedural
costs, the complexity of court procedures, and severe delays in the dispensation of justice. This has resulted in a shift
from public to private funding of civil litigation, and the emergence of new business models and forms of private
justice.
The book explores the dynamic landscape of legal costs and financing from 3 perspectives: regulatory frameworks
in public and private funding; new trends and challenges in contemporary legal financing; and the transformative
potential of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and online dispute resolution (ODR) procedures to streamline civil
justice processes and expand access to justice.
By addressing the intersectionality of legal, economic, political, market and social dynamics, the book helps readers
gain a better understanding of the inherent complexity of costs, funding, and their implications for access to justice.
This timely resource offers academics, policymakers, and practitioners valuable insights into the dynamics that shape
the current state and future prospects of civil justice in Europe to help create sustainable pathways for improved
access to justice.
Xandra Kramer is Professor of Private Law at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Professor of Private International Law at
Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
Masood Ahmed is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Leicester, UK.
Adriani Dori is Post-doctoral Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
María Carlota Ucín is Post-doctoral Researcher at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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