What Are People Trying to Do in Resolving Mass Issues, How Is It Going, and Where Are We Headed?

Christopher Hodges
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Christopher Hodges: CMS Research Programme in Civil Justice Systems at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2009, vol. 622, issue 1, 330-345

Abstract: This concluding article seeks to take an overview of some intriguing issues that emerge from the national reports. At first sight, class actions exist to provide a solution to mass issues raised in courts. What are litigants, their lawyers, and the courts trying to do here? How successful have they been? Might there be other ways of solving mass issues, and what are those alternatives? Is the position static or dynamic? If the latter, where are things heading? What will happen next?

Keywords: class action; collective redress; models; policy; excess; abuse; settlement; funding (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716208328679

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