Rethinking Nordic Courts /

This open access book examines whether a distinctly Nordic procedural or court culture exists and what the hallmarks of that culture are. Do Nordic courts and court proceedings share a distinct set of ideas and values that in combination constitute the core of a regional legal culture? How do Europe...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Ervo, Laura (Editor), Letto-Vanamo, Pia (Editor), Nylund, Anna (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:	1st ed. 2021.
Series:	Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, 90
Subjects:	Private international law. Conflict of laws. Law-Europe. Ethnology-Europe. Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law . European Law. European Culture. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to Nordic Courts and Court Culture
Part I: The Historical, Cultural and Linguistic Roots of the Nordic Court Culture
Chapter 2. A sketch of the Development of Nordic Court Procedure and Court Culture, and Assessment of the Level of "Nordic-ness" Over Time and Reasons for Variation
Chapter 3. Sources of Inspiration of Nordic Procedural Law
Chapter 4. Courts, Law, Language and Culture
Part II: Identifying Elements of a Nordic Court Culture
Chapter 5. The Legal Cultural Model as a Tool for Analysis and Comparison
Chapter 6. Culture, Society and Mentality in Nordic Courts
Chapter 7. Nordic Courts in a European Perspective. A Comparative Perspective on Nordic Court Procedure in an Age of Convergence, Approximation and Harmonization
Part III: Global Trends and Their Impact on Nordic Court Procedure
Chapter 8. Globalization, Privatization, Diversification - A Farewell to Classic Court Procedure?
Chapter 9. The Narrowing Space for National Courts - Fact or Fiction?
Chapter 10. Not So National? - Trends in Criminal Procedure
Part IV: Europeanisation, Globalization of Court Procedure
Chapter 11. Dialogue Between Courts
Chapter 12. The Changing Role of Nordic Courts
Chapter 13. European Criminal Procedure and Nordic Courts
Chapter 14. Fragmentation, Privatization, ... of Court Procedure
Chapter 15. Does Membership in the EU Matter in a Multi-speed Europe?
Chapter 16. Iceland - Court Culture on the Outskirts of Europe
Part V: The Changing Role of Courts - Diversification of Procedure, Specialization of Courts
Chapter 17. Mediation: A Change in Court Culture?
Chapter 18. Plea Bargaining: Criminal Justice as Communication
Chapter 19. Small Claims in a Nordic Context
Chapter 20. Online Dispute Resolution and the Role of Courts
Part VI: Nordic Courts and Cooperation
Chapter 21. Nordic Cooperation - Past, Present and Future
Chapter 22. Is there a Nordic Court Culture?
Part VII: The End or a New Beginning for Nordic Court Culture
Chapter 23. Conclusions - Mapping the Future of Nordic Court Culture.