TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ervo,Laura
AU  - Letto-Vanamo,Pia
AU  - Nylund,Anna
TI  - Rethinking Nordic Courts
T2  - Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice Series
SN  - 9783030748517
AV  - K7000-7720.22 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing AG
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Rethinking Nordic Courts: An Introduction -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Changing Landscape of Courts and Court Proceedings -- 3 Courts and Court Proceedings as a Legal-Cultural Phenomenon -- 4 Nordic Courts and Court Proceedings: A Brief Overview -- 4.1 Historical and Cultural Foundations -- 4.2 The Nordic Courts and Court Proceedings -- 5 Aim, Methods and Structure of This Book -- References -- The Historical and Legal Cultural Underpinnings of Nordic Courts -- Courts and Proceedings: Some Nordic Characteristics -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Active and 'Good' State -- 3 Harmonising Law and the Legal Mind -- 4 Nordicness: Popular Participation -- 5 Nordicness: Legislator Above Judiciary -- 6 Nordicness: The Many Methods of Conflict Resolution -- References -- Courts, Law, Language and Culture -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Roots of Nordic Law and Legal Language -- 3 Germanic and Romanistic Law -- 4 Roman Law and Canon Law -- 5 The Language in Nordic Courts -- 6 Europeanisation of Nordic Legal Language -- 7 Nordic Cooperation in the Field of Law -- 8 Language and Style in Nordic Courts Today -- 9 Recent Developments -- References -- The History of Nordic Legal Culture and Court Culture: The Story of What Should not Have Been, but Still Came to Be -- 1 How to Approach Legal Culture -- 2 Legal Culture Defined and Explained -- 3 The Interactions that Shape a Legal Culture -- 4 A Nordic Legal Culture and Court Culture -- 4.1 The Interaction of Nature and History -- 4.2 Interaction of People and History -- 4.3 Interaction of People and Institutions -- 5 The Essence of a Nordic Legal Culture and Court Culture -- References -- Sources of Inspiration of Nordic Procedural Law: Choices and Objectives of the Legal Reforms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Legislation and Society -- 3 Objectives of the Procedural Reforms; 3.1 First Wave of Reforms: Establish a Justifiable Basis for the Judgment -- 3.2 Second Wave of Reforms: Secure a Fair Trial -- 3.3 Third Wave of Reforms: Adapt the Proceedings to the Individual Case -- 4 Choice of Sources of Inspiration -- 5 Use of Sources of Inspiration -- 6 The 'Nordic-Ness' in the Nordic Procedural Law -- References -- Culture and Mentality in East-Nordic Courts -- 1 Starting Points -- 2 Reasons in History -- 2.1 Swedish Origins -- 2.2 Sweden-Finland and Its Effects -- 2.3 Finland as Autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire and Russification -- 2.4 The Main Cornerstones in Recent History Until Today -- 3 Sweden as a Role Model -- 4 Main Differences Between East-Nordic Countries -- 4.1 Discuss and Run-Cultural Differences in Reacting -- 4.2 Judicial Law-Making -- 5 The Current Situation -- References -- Europeanisation, Globalisation and Nordic Courts -- Europeanisation of Nordic Civil Procedure: Does the Map Match the Terrain? -- 1 Introduction to Europeanisation of Civil Procedure -- 1.1 Introductory Remarks -- 1.2 The Nordic Countries, the EU and the EEA Agreement -- 2 The Variegated European Civil Procedure Landscape -- 3 The Nordic Map of EU Civil Procedural Law -- 3.1 EU Civil Procedure in Legal Scholarship -- 3.2 Courts and Judges Applying EU Law -- 3.3 Lawyers Make EU Civil Procedure Law Come Alive, or not? -- 3.4 Conclusions on EU Law and Nordic Lawyers -- 4 Transposing of EU Civil Procedure in Nordic Law -- 4.1 Implementation of EU Hard Law in Nordic Legislation -- 4.2 Transposition of Case Law Based Civil Procedural Law -- 4.3 Conclusions on the Transposition of EU Civil Procedure Law -- 5 Navigating When the Map and the Terrain Do Not Match -- 5.1 Lost Opportunities for Developing Nordic Civil Procedure Law -- 5.2 The Missing Nordic Input in the Development of EU Civil Procedure Law; 5.3 Nordic Cooperation as a Method of Improving Quality -- References -- Nordic and European Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters Between the Nordic States -- 3 Extradition -- 4 Legal Assistance in Regard to Evidence -- 5 Transfer of the Enforcement of Sentences -- 6 Criminal Jurisdiction and Transfer of Criminal Proceedings -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Globalisation and Court Practice in Iceland: New Case Law of the Supreme Court in Relation to the EEA Agreement and European Convention on Human Rights -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Status of International Law in Iceland -- 3 The European Convention on Human Rights -- 3.1 The Status of ECHR in Icelandic Law -- 3.2 The Status of the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights -- 4 The EEA Agreement -- 4.1 The Status of the Agreement in Icelandic Law -- 4.2 The EFTA Surveillance Authority and the EFTA Court -- 4.3 Protocol 35 of the EEA Agreement -- 4.4 Article 3 in Court Practice -- 5 Summary -- References -- The Changing Role of Nordic Courts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Constitutional Roles of Nordic Courts -- 3 Variations of Judicial Review -- 4 Arrangements Securing the Independence of Courts -- 5 A 'Rule-Of-Law-Check' of Other Judiciaries -- 6 Case Law and Interpretation of Precedents in the Nordic Countries -- 7 The Relationship Between the ECHR and National Constitutions in Nordic Case Law -- 8 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Privatisation and Flexibilisation of Nordic Court Proceedings -- Institutional Aspects of the Nordic Justice Systems: Striving for Consolidation and Settlements -- 1 Introduction to the Nordic Justice Systems -- 2 A Transition of the Functions of Courts -- 2.1 The Intended Functions of Courts -- 2.2 Accentuating the 'Private' Functions of Courts -- 3 Court Structure and the Role of Courts; 3.1 Consolidation of Courts -- 4 Persistent Differences in Attitudes Toward Administrative Courts -- 5 Alternative Dispute Resolution Outside Courts -- 5.1 Consumer Dispute Resolution -- 5.2 Victim-Offender Mediation -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- The Public Policy-Implementing Role of Nordic Courts in Civil Dispute Resolution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Civil Litigation -- 2.1 Role of Courts -- 2.2 Court Adjudication -- 2.3 Court Promotion of Settlement -- 2.4 Court-Connected Mediation -- 2.5 Reflections -- 3 Arbitration and Mediation -- 3.1 Role of Courts -- 3.2 Waiver of the Right of Access to a Court -- 3.3 Role of Courts during Arbitration and Mediation -- 3.4 Court Control of ADR Outcomes -- 3.5 Reflections -- 4 The Public Policy-Implementing Role of Nordic Courts -- References -- Mediation: A Change in Finnish Court Culture? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Normative Change -- 2.1 Legislative Changes -- 2.2 Theoretical Changes -- 3 Changes in Practice -- 3.1 Mediation Has Become a Popular Alternative in District Courts -- 3.2 Interrelation Between the Elements of the Mediation System -- 3.3 Mediation and the Appellate Courts -- 4 The Many Faces of Change -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Plea Bargaining Changing Nordic Criminal Procedure: Sweden and Finland as Examples -- 1 Starting Points -- 2 Plea Bargaining in the East-Nordic Countries -- 2.1 Plea Bargaining in Finland -- 2.2 The Crown Witnesses in Sweden -- 3 From Fairness Towards Feelings -- 3.1 From Sollen to Sein -- 3.2 Perceived Procedural Justice -- 4 From Truth Finding Towards Negotiations -- 5 From the Right to be Heard to the Right to Decide -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Small Claims Procedures in the Scandinavian Countries -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Application of the Small Claims Procedures -- 2.1 The Monetary Limit -- 2.2 Excluded Cases; 2.3 The Usage of the Small Claims Procedures -- 3 Procedural Steps in the Small Claims Procedures -- 3.1 Norway -- 3.2 Denmark -- 3.3 Sweden -- 4 Limitation of Costs -- 4.1 Norway -- 4.2 Denmark -- 4.3 Sweden -- 5 The Effects of Cost Limitations -- 5.1 Self-Represented Parties -- 5.2 Case Management -- 5.3 Judicial Guidance -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Conclusions on Nordic Courts and Court Proceedings -- The Past, Present and Future of Nordic Courts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Nordic Legal Language as a 'Colloquial' Language -- 3 'Generalist' Judges and 'Unrefined', Broad Laws -- 4 High Trust in the Good State Underpins Nordic Procedural Culture -- 5 Europeanisation and Nordic Courts -- 6 Changing Role of Courts: Privatisation and Enforcement of Policies -- 7 Nordic Procedural Culture: Unity and Division -- 8 The Future of Nordic Courts -- References -- Index
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