TY - BOOK ID - 86072360 TI - Rethinking Nordic Courts. AU - Ervo, Laura. AU - Letto-Vanamo, Pia. AU - Nylund, Anna. PY - 2021 SN - 3030748510 3030748502 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, DB - UniCat KW - Courts KW - Justice, Administration of KW - Administration of justice KW - Law KW - Judiciary KW - Dispute resolution (Law) KW - Judicial districts KW - Procedure (Law) KW - Judicial power KW - Jurisdiction KW - Law and legislation KW - Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law KW - European Law KW - European Culture KW - Private International Law, International and Foreign Law, Comparative Law KW - Open Access KW - Comparative Law KW - Court Proceedings KW - Court Culture KW - Litigation Culture KW - Nordic Countries KW - Alternative Dispute Resolution KW - Globalization of Law KW - Europeanization of Law KW - Privatization of Dispute Resolution KW - Procedural Law KW - International law KW - Cultural studies UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:86072360 AB - This open access book examines whether a distinctly Nordic procedural or court culture exists and what the hallmarks of that culture are. Do Nordic courts and court proceedings share a distinct set of ideas and values that in combination constitute the core of a regional legal culture? How do Europeanisation, privatisation, diversification and digitisation influence courts and court proceedings in the Nordic countries? The book traces the genesis and formation of Nordic courts and justice systems to provide a richer comprehension of contemporary Nordic legal culture, and an understanding of the relationship between legal cultural stability and change. In answering these questions, the book provides models for conceptualising procedural culture. Nordic procedural culture has partly developed organically and is partly also the product of deliberate efforts to maintain a certain level of alignment between the Nordic countries. Studying Nordic cooperation enables us to gain a deeper understanding of current regional, European and global harmonisation processes within procedural law. The influx of supranational European law, increased use of alternative dispute resolution and growth in regulation density that produces a conflict between specialisation and coherence, have tangible impact on the role of courts in a democratic society, the form of court proceedings and court structures. This book examines whether and why some trends exert more tangible, or perhaps simply more perceptible, influence on procedural culture than others ER -