Supreme courts under pressure : controlling caseload in the administration of civil justice / / Pablo Bravo-Hurtado, Cornelis Hendrik van Rhee, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910484967703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• ISBN: 3-030-63731-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vii, 223 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice ; ; v.83
• Disciplina: 347.013
• Soggetti: Court congestion and delay
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Part I: Introduction -- Introduction -- 1 `Under Pressure´ -- 1.1 Two Dimensions of Case Overload -- 1.2 Various Solutions -- 1.3 Content -- 2 Romanic Legal Tradition -- 2.1 France -- 2.2 Italy -- 2.3 Spain -- 3 Germanic Legal Tradition -- 3.1 Germany -- 3.2 Austria -- 3.3 Croatia -- 4 Anglo-American Legal Tradition -- 4.1 England and Wales -- 4.2 United States of America -- 4.3 Argentina -- References -- Part II: Romanic Legal Tradition -- Towards a Reform of the French Court of Cassation? -- 1 The French Court of Cassation in Its Context -- 2 On-Going Reform -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Finding a Cure or Simply Relieving Symptoms? The Case of the Italian Supreme Court -- 1 The Italian Supreme Court and Its Performance -- 2 One Court and Two Different Functions -- 3 Overburdened Docket: Consequences, Internal Solutions ... -- 4 and External Interventions: The 2009 and 2016 Legislative Reforms -- 5 Effectiveness of the Solution -- 6 `Tips´ from the Outside -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Back in Focus: Case Overload and Case Selection Standards in the Spanish Supreme Court -- 1 Overview of the History of the Supreme Court -- 1.1 The Constitution of Cdiz (1812) -- 1.2 The Establishment of Cassation Appeal (1838) -- 1.3 The Definitive Shape of Spanish Cassation (1855-1881) -- 1.4 The Passing of the Crown (1978) -- 1.5 A Monetary Threshold (1984-1992) -- 1.6 `Cassational Interest´ As the Central Standard (2000) -- 1.7 A ; Constitutional Certiorari (2007) -- 1.8 Legal and Statistical Overview -- 1.9 Almost a Revolution (2014) -- 1.10 Towards a New Stability? -- 2 Particular Aspects -- 2.1 Composition of the Supreme Court and the Cassation Procedure -- 2.2 Case Overload Problems -- 2.3 Case Overload Solutions -- 2.3.1 Increasing Capacity -- 2.3.2 Procedural Measures -- 2.3.3 Reducing Quantity -- 3 Conclusion.; References -- Part III: Germanic Legal Tradition -- Sharing Responsibility: The German Federal Court of Justice and the Civil Appellate System -- 1 Overview of the Supreme Court -- 1.1 The Historical Setting -- 1.2 The Structure of the Federal Supreme Court -- 1.2.1 Internal Organisation -- 1.2.2 Special Bar of Lawyers -- 1.2.3 Other Federal Supreme Courts -- 1.2.4 The Federal Constitutional Court -- 1.3 The Procedural Setting -- 1.3.1 The Court System in Civil Matters -- 1.3.2 The Types of Appeal -- Appeal (Berufung) -- Appeal on Points of Law (Revision) -- Complaint (Beschwerde) and Complaint on Points of Law (Rechtsbeschwerde) -- 1.3.3 Restricting Access to the Bundesgerichtshof -- The System as It Was Before 2002 -- Leave to Appeal -- Striking Out Revisions -- 1.3.4 Grounds for Appeal (Revisionsgründe) -- Violation of the Law -- Factual Basis -- 1.3.5 A Successful Appeal on Points of Law -- 1.4 Workflow: Case Management -- 1.4.1 Preliminary Selection of Cases -- 1.4.2 Inferior Judges/Law Clerks -- 1.4.3 Writing the Judgment -- 1.5 Caseload -- 1.5.1 Intake -- 1.5.2 Judgment on the Merits -- 1.5.3 Evolution of Caseload Over the Years -- 2 Overload Problem -- 2.1 Symptoms of Overload -- 2.2 Crisis and Reform Movement -- 2.3 Caseload and Functions -- 3 Overload Solutions -- 3.1 Increasing Capacity -- 3.2 Reducing Quantity -- 3.2.1 Court Fees -- 3.2.2 Restrictions on Access and Other Filters -- 4 Effectiveness of the Solutions -- 5 Openness to Transplants -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Access to the Austrian Oberster Gerichtshof: Attempts to Strike a Balance Between Adequate Workload and Adequate Review -- 1 The Oberster Gerichtshof -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 A Brief History of the OGH -- 1.3 Organisation of the OGH -- 1.4 Access to the OGH -- 1.4.1 Short Introduction to the Austrian Court System and Appeal Procedure.; 1.4.2 Remedies Against Appeal Decisions -- 2 The High Caseload of the OGH and Attempts to Reduce It -- 2.1 Symptoms of Overload and Historical Reasons for It -- 2.2 Important Question of Law Instead of Value Limits? -- 2.3 Combination of Access Filters -- 2.4 Other Measures Against Overload -- 2.5 Other Mechanisms -- 3 Effectiveness of Current Measures -- 3.1 Development of Workload and Duration of Proceedings -- 3.2 `Usability´ of the System -- 3.3 Effectiveness in Relation to the OGH´s Function -- 3.3.1 Transformation of the Court´s Function -- 3.3.2 Fulfilment of the Respective Functions -- 3.3.3 Guiding Function -- 3.3.4 Safeguarding Individual Interests -- 4 Openness to Transplants -- 5 Conclusion -- 5.1 Absence of Real Crisis and Extent of Reforms -- 5.2 Complexity, Definition of Role and Efficiency of Reforms -- 5.3 Size of the Supreme Court and Internal Organisation -- 5.4 Overall Conclusion/Summary -- References -- Croatia: Supreme Court Between Individual Justice and System Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Supreme Court of Croatia -- 3 Revizija as a Second Appeal on Points of Law -- 4 Symptoms of Case Overload -- 5 Case Overload Solutions and Their Effectiveness -- 6 An Embrace of the Public Function of the Supreme Court? -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Anglo-American Legal Tradition -- The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Court of Appeal in England and Wales: Sharing the Appellate Load -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Structure and Practice of the Appellate Courts -- 2.1 The United Kingdom Supreme Court -- 2.1.1 The Court and Its Personnel -- 2.1.2 ; Appellate Jurisdiction -- 2.1.3 Permission to Appeal Requirements -- 2.1.4 Permission to Appeal and Appeal Statistics -- 2.2 The Court of Appeal -- 2.2.1 The Court and Its Personnel -- 2.2.2 Appellate Jurisdiction -- 2.2.3 Permission to Appeal Requirements.; 2.2.4 Permission to Appeal and Appeal Statistics -- 3 Caseload Problems and Reform Attempts -- 3.1 No Overload in the UKSC -- 3.2 Case Overload in the Court of Appeal and Procedural Reform -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- A Happy-Go-Lucky Story: The American Supreme Court and Overload Problems -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Purpose Served by the U.S. Supreme Court -- 3 The Long Path to the Current U.S. Supreme Court Apparatus -- 4 Caseload Pressure and Institutional Evolution in the U.S. Supreme Court -- 5 Caseload Cures and Consequences in the U.S. Supreme Court -- 5.1 Expanding the Court -- 5.2 Adding Staff -- 5.3 Choosing the Cases: Limiting the Caseload via the Certiorari Decision -- 5.4 Limiting the Court´s Jurisdiction -- 5.5 The Burden of the Plenary Docket -- 5.6 A Real Caseload Crisis in the U.S. Courts of Appeals? -- 6 The Role of National Legal Culture -- 6.1 Narrowing Judicial Functions: Advisory Opinions and Political Questions -- 6.2 A Broadened View of Finality -- 6.3 Ancillary Responsibilities -- 6.4 Receptiveness to Transplants -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Case Selection and Writ of Certiorari in Argentina: `Transcendence´ as a Case-Selection Parameter at the Federal Supreme Court -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Filters and the Crisis of the Supreme Courts -- 2.1 `Quantitative´ Crisis -- 2.2 `Qualitative´ Crisis -- 2.3 Mechanisms to Address the Crisis -- 3 The Requirement of `Transcendence´ in the Extraordinary Appeal at the Federal Supreme Court -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Partial Discretion of Article 280 of the Code of Civil Procedure -- 3.3 The Requirement of `Transcendence´ and the Definition of Irrelevant Issues -- 3.3.1 Introduction: `Transcendence´ and the Institutional Role of the Supreme Court -- 3.3.2 Heterogeneity of the Supreme Court´s Roles. Variability of Parameters. Importance.; 3.3.3 First Requirement to Define `Transcendence´ or `Significance´: Suitability of the Case to Allow the Supreme Court to Acc... -- 3.3.4 Second Requirement to Define `Transcendence´ or `Significance´: General Impact of Discussed Issues. Distinction Between ... -- The Direct or Indirect Scope of the Precedent -- The Size of the Group of Person Affected -- 3.3.5 Irrelevant Issues, Discretion and Verisimilitude. `Argentine Certiorari´ and the Doctrine of `Arbitrariness´ -- 4 Conclusion -- References.

Anarchism and eugenics : an unlikely convergence, 1890-1940 / / Richard Cleminson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910793602703321
• Autore: Cleminson Richard
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Manchester, England : , : Manchester University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• ISBN: 1-5261-2449-1; 1-5261-4666-5; 1-5261-2447-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Collana: Contemporary anarchist studies
• Disciplina: 363.9209467
• Soggetti: Anarchism - History - 20th century; Eugenics - History - 20th century; Anarchism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2019.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The 'paradox' of anarchism and eugenics -- Science, revolution and progress : the constitutive terrain of anarchist eugenics -- Early discourse on eugenics within transnational anarchism, 1890-1920 -- From neo-Malthusianism to eugenics as a 'revolutionary conquest', 1920-1937 -- Conclusion : anarchism, governmentality, eugenics.
• Sommario/riassunto: At the heart of this book is what would appear to be a striking and fundamental paradox: the espousal of a 'scientific' doctrine that sought to eliminate 'dysgenics' and champion the 'fit' as a means of 'race' survival by a political and social movement that ostensibly believed in the destruction of the state and the removal of all hierarchical relationships. What explains this reception of eugenics by anarchism? How was eugenics mobilised by anarchists as part of their struggle against capitalism and the state? What were the consequences of this overlap for both anarchism and eugenics as transnational movements?