Litigation levels reflect societal values and governmental access policies, not inevitable development
Evidence
The Japanese experience reveals that when disputes arise, the values and expectations of the society can encourage or discourage litigation. But so, too, can governmental policies designed to reduce access, increase delay, and deny relief or, alternatively, to facilitate legal redress of grievances. Far from being the inevitable product of societal development, litigation reflects the values and institutions of the society. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1148
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: US per capita litigation rates are comparable to several other developed nations — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1132; Contemporary per capita litigation levels are not historically unprecedented. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2332; Government litigation policies shape litigation rates more than societal development does — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2317 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Government litigation policies shape litigation rates more than societal development does
#expands(0.92) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2317 - Contemporary per capita litigation levels are not historically unprecedented.
#corroborates(0.82) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2332 - Comparative data show the U.S. litigation rate is not exceptional.
#corroborates(0.78) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2310 - Non-European legal outcomes reflect divergent traditions, not failed modernization.
#expands(0.74) — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 1038