Multi-Party Litigation

The Strategic Context

AvWayne V. McIntosh,Cynthia L. Cates

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Drawing upon insights from law and politics, Multi-Party Litigation outlines the historical development, political design, and regulatory desirability of multi-party litigation strategies in cross-national perspective and describes a battle being fought on multiple fronts by competing interests. By addressing the potential and constraints of litigation, this book offers a comprehensive account of an international issue that will interest students and practitioners of law, politics, and public policy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-01-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Law and Society
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:University of British Columbia Press
ISBN:9780774815970

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Wayne V. McIntosh is a political science professor, associate chair, and Director of Undergraduate Studies with the Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Cynthia L. Cates is a political science professor with the Department of Political Science, Towson University, Towson, MD.

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This book is a well researched and critical examination of how mass litigation can be used as a tool to shape public policy.- Marshall Haughey (Saskatchewan Law Review, Vol 73)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1 Theoretical, Historical, and Legal Underpinnings2 Mass Torts and Class Action: An Overview of the Contemporary Landscape3 The Politics of Tobacco Litigation4 The Politics of Gun Litigation5 The Politics of Food Litigation6 International Developments in the Politics of Litigation7 ConclusionsNotesGeneral ReferencesCase ReferencesGeneral IndexIndex of Cases