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

Author(s)

• Genn, Hazel G.
• Paterson, Alan

Bibliographic Information

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

Hazel Genn and Alan Paterson ; with the national centre for social research

Hart, 2001

Note

"Founded by the Nuffield foundation"

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The publication in 1999 of Paths to Justice presented the results of the most wide-ranging survey of public use of and attitudes towards the civil justice system ever conducted in England and Wales by either an independent body or government agency. Paths to Justice in Scotland replicates that survey,focusing upon the experiences of ordinary citizens in Scotland as they grapple with the kinds of problems that could ultimately end in the civil courts. In an era of almost unprecedented interest in the resolution of civil disputes and in the procedures and public funding available to assist in the process there remains a lacuna in terms of knowledge of public use of the civil justice system in Scotland which this major survey sets out to fill. In it, the authors identify 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 in Scotland. For the first time the study reveals the public's perspective on access to civil justice and makes a significant contribution to debate concerning public experience, expectations and needs when trying to resolve justiciable problems.

Table of 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? Appendices: technical report
• logistical regression analysis results
• questionnaires and field documents.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA59466067
• ISBN:
  • 1841130400
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 391 p
• Size: 22 cm.
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 347.41109
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Justice, Administration of -- Scotland -- Public opinion
  • LCSH : Dispute resolution (Law) -- Scotland -- Evaluation
  • LCSH : Dispute resolution (Law) -- Social aspects -- Scotland
  • LCSH : Dispute resolution (Law) -- Economic aspects -- Scotland