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The Economics of Civil Justice: New Cross-country Data and Empirics

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  • Giuliana Palumbo

    (Bank of Italy)

  • Giulia Giupponi

    (Bocconi University)

  • Luca Nunziata

    (University of Padua)

  • Juan S. Mora Sanguinetti

    (Banco de España)

Abstract

Combining existing information with a newly collected dataset, the paper develops indicators of the performance and the institutional characteristics of OECD judicial systems. It provides cross-country comparisons of measures of trial length, accessibility to justice services and predictability of decisions. It then investigates how trial length is related to some of the underlying characteristics of the systems. There is a large cross-country variation in trial length and in appeal rates (a proxy of the predictability of decisions), which are only partially explained by restrictions to appeal. Cross-country differences in trial length are related to the shares of the justice budget devoted to computerisation, the systematic production of statistics on case-flow, the active management of the progress of cases by courts, the presence of specialised commercial courts and systems of court governance assigning greater managerial responsibilities to the chief judge. Indicators of good public governance are associated with lower litigation, which in turn has a significant impact on trial length. Free negotiation of lawyers’ fees, as opposed to regulated fees, appears to be associated with lower litigation. L'économie de la justice civile : nouvelles données comparatives et analyse empirique En combinant l’information existante avec une nouvelle base de données, le document produit des indicateurs qui mesurent la performance et les caractéristiques institutionnelles des systèmes judiciaires de l’OCDE. Ceci permet une comparaison internationale de la performance des systèmes . Le document examine ensuite la façon dont la durée des procédures est liée aux caractéristiques sous-jacentes des systèmes concernés. Il existe une grande variation entre les pays en ce qui concerne la durée des procès, qui semble être liée à la part du budget de la justice consacrée à l’informatisation, à la production systématique de statistiques et à la gestion active des dossiers par les tribunaux, à la présence de tribunaux de commerce spécialisés et aux responsabilités de gestion assignées au juge principal. Une gouvernance publique de bonne qualité, réduit le recours aux procédures judiciaires, ce qui à son tour a un impact significatif sur la durée des procédures. La libre négociation des honoraires des avocats est associée à un moindre taux de procédures judiciaires.

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  • Giuliana Palumbo & Giulia Giupponi & Luca Nunziata & Juan S. Mora Sanguinetti, 2013. "The Economics of Civil Justice: New Cross-country Data and Empirics," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 1060, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:1060-en
    DOI: 10.1787/5k41w04ds6kf-en
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    Keywords

    accessibility; accessibilité; appeal rates; caractéristiques des systèmes judiciaires; durée de procès; fonctionnement de la justice; institutional characteristics of judicial systems; judicial performance; taux d'appel; taux de litige;
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    JEL classification:

    • D02 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
    • K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
    • K41 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Litigation Process

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