LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Thrasymachus, Active Listening, Alternative Dispute Resolution
22 Mar 2016
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Often hard to distinguish the precise timeline and roles played by court in resolution/settlement . After a trial and per a decision of a judge: the obvious and more clear example of. But often it doesn"t go to full length . It can be achieve in pretrial conference where the judge is participant . Judges can also exert informal pressure, even after litigation has started. Modern and urban societies showing an increase of: Access to internet and computers have impacted access to information, including rights and litigation Downturns in the economy: an increase of litigation, broken contacts . Divorce, business partner, neighbors, ex. slander versus economical issues. Often for routine business procedures, using the government authority. Collect debts, seize goods or salary (garnishment, liens, seized and sale) To invoke outside help to create leverage on a more powerful actor/organization. Tenants against landlord, defamed person versus publisher, student versus university.
