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As it becomes clear from the contributions to this volume, delay in civil litigation is a central issue in the Western legal tradition. It cannot be avoided since justice cannot be done without a proper investigation of the case at issue and this takes time. Justice and procedural delay are therefore virtually synonymous. However, even though delay is unavoidable, it becomes problematic when it can be qualified as »undue«. […] the present volume contains a fascinating collection of causes of due and undue delay in civil litigation […] as well as measures to reduce the time needed to arrive at a final decision of the case. Therefore, this collection of essays may not only be worthwhile for the historically interested lawyer, but most likely also for those with an interest in the improvement of the procedural systems of our modern world.

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Law of civil procedure --- European law --- Justice, Administration of --- 340.1 --- Rechtstelsels: soorten en vormen --- 340.1 Rechtstelsels: soorten en vormen --- Administration of justice --- Law --- Courts --- Law and legislation --- Hong Kong --- Belgique --- Danemark --- Allemagne --- Royaume-Uni --- France --- Grèce --- Irlande --- Italie --- Croatie --- Chili --- Lituanie --- Bulgarie --- Suisse --- Etats-Unis --- Singapour --- Pays-Bas --- Finlande --- Slovénie --- Accès à la justice --- Procès équitable --- Pays de l'Union européenne

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Law of civil procedure --- United States --- Europe --- Burgerlijk recht --- Civil law --- Droit civil --- Droit privé --- Law [Civil ] --- Privaatrecht --- Private law --- Recht [Burgerlijk ] --- Recht [Privaat] --- Lawyers --- Practice of law --- Avocats --- Droit --- Pratique --- History --- Practice of law. --- Lawyers. --- History. --- Law --- Law practice --- Advocates --- Attorneys --- Bar --- Barristers --- Jurists --- Legal profession --- Solicitors --- Representation in administrative proceedings --- Practice --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Persons --- Practice of law - History --- Lawyers - History --- United States of America --- Procédure (droit) --- Professions judiciaires et juridiques --- Barreau --- Notariat --- Juges --- Médiation --- Arbitrage (droit) --- Etudes comparatives

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Law of civil procedure --- Comparative law --- European Union --- Appellate procedure --- Civil procedure --- Voies de recours --- Procédure civile --- Droit comparé --- Procédure (droit) --- Civil law --- Procédure civile --- Droit comparé --- Congresses

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Since the start of the new millennium, many contemporary jurisdictions have been revisiting the fundamental principles of their civil procedures. Even the core areas of the civil process are not left untouched, including the way in which evidence is introduced, collected and presented in court. One generator of the reforms in the field of evidence-taking in recent decades has been slow and inefficient litigation. Both in Europe and globally, reaching a balance between the demands of factual accuracy and the need to adjudicate disputes in a swift, cost-effective and efficient way is still one of the key challenges. The second reason that many countries are reforming their law of evidence is related to cultural and technological changes in modern societies. As the balance between, on the one side, traditional human rights such as the right to privacy and due process is shifting towards, on the other side, the modern need for security, efficiency and quick access to justice, the perception of what is admissible or not in the context of evidence-taking is changing as well. In the same sense, the fast pace of modern life commands different practices of fact-finding, accompanied by new methods of selection of evidence that are appropriate for this purpose. Last but not least, the overwhelming penetration of new technologies into all spheres of public and private life has the capacity to dramatically change the methods of the collection and presentation of evidence.Exploring these issues, the editors of this book invited the contributors to reflect on how these trends affect the situation in their countries and to present their views on further developments, both nationally and in comparison with the developments in other countries and regions. A further goal was to inquire whether, in spite of national differences that are still dominant, the approaches to civil evidence are converging, and whether reforms affecting fact-finding have a chance of leading to some forms of harmonization.This publication has been produced with the financial support of the 2007-2013 Civil Justice Programme of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission.

Law of civil procedure --- Bewijs (Recht) --- Bewijsleer --- Bewijsrecht --- Burgerlijk procesrecht --- Burgerlijk procesrecht (Internationaal recht) --- Burgerlijk procesrecht -- Recht en wetgeving --- Civil procedure --- Civil procedure (International law) --- Civil procedure -- Law and legislation --- Droit judiciaire privé --- Evidence (Law) --- Extrinsic evidence --- Parol evidence --- Preuve (Droit) --- Procesrecht [Civil ] --- Procédure civile --- Procédure civile (Droit international) --- Procédure civile -- Droit et législation --- Trial evidence --- Preuve (droit) --- Civil procedure. --- Comparative law --- Droit comparé --- Actions and defenses --- Judicial process --- Trial practice --- Estoppel --- Procedure (Law) --- Appellate procedure --- Law and legislation