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courts, administrative tribunals, and a cross-national theory of specialization
Addresses the question of the desirability of specialization in the administration of justice. The author examines theoretical paradigms and the results of two empirical studies.
Introduction: Specialized Justice -- The Benefits and the Costs -- The Quality of the End-Product -- The Efficiency of the Process -- The Acceptability of the Package -- The Criteria -- The General Recipe -- The Specific Ingredients -- Mix of Late, Fact, and Discretion -- Technical Complexity -- Degree of Isolation -- Cobesiveness -- Degree of Repetition -- Degree of Controversy -- Clannishness -- Peculiar Importance of Consistency -- Dynamism -- Logistics: Volume, Time per Case, and Geographic Distribution -- Special Need for Prompt Resolution -- Unique Procedural Needs -- The Models -- The Variables -- The Argument for the Multiple-Speciality Unit -- The Multiple-Speciality Model in Operation: New Zealand's Administrative Division -- On Paper and in Practice -- Jurisdiction -- Personnel -- Procedure -- An Appraisal -- Suitability of Subject-Matter: Why Administrative Late? -- Quality of Decisions -- Impact of Low Volumes -- Appointment of Division Members -- Use of Division Members -- Conclusions on the Administrative Division -- The Inter-Nation Variables -- Government and Legal System -- Population, Geography, and Demographics.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland