What is a “case”?
Keywords:
Litigation, case, dispute processing, courts, claims, Litigio, caso, proceso de disputas, tribunales, demandasAbstract
This article interrogates the concept of a “case” in court, in an effort to clarify underlying concerns in debates over whether there is “too much” or “too little” litigation. One perspective on litigation takes a bottom-up view, examining the considerations and motives of disputing parties who file civil claims. This perspective includes theories about litigation and social structure, economics, dispute transformation, political participation, and psychology. An alternative top-down view examines litigation from the perspective of government, including its interest in dispute resolution, social control, and institutional capacities of courts. The article reviews and critiques existing literature on these perspectives and concludes with the importance of integrating them.Este artículo se pregunta por el concepto de “caso” en un tribunal, haciendo un esfuerzo por aclarar preocupaciones subyacentes a los debates sobre si hay “demasiada” o “demasiado poca” litigación. Una perspectiva sobre los litigios va de abajo arriba, examinando las consideraciones y motivos de las partes que interponen una demanda civil. Esa perspectiva abarca teorías sobre el litigio y las estructuras económicas y sociales, la transformación de las disputas, la participación política y la psicología. Una visión alternativa, de arriba abajo, examina los litigios desde la perspectiva del gobierno, tomando también en consideración sus intereses en la resolución de conflictos, el control social y las capacidades institucionales de los tribunales. El artículo revisa y critica literatura existente sobre estas perspectivas, y llega a la conclusión de que es importante integrarlas.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1149
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