Civil Litigation from Litigants' Perspectives: What We Know and What We Don't Know About the Litigation Experience of Individual Litigants

Authors

Tamara Relis, Touro Law CenterFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2002

Abstract

This study of the entire phenomenon of civil litigation commenced with the sole aim of ascertaining the extant gaps in the available knowledge about litigation from the perspectives of those who are by far affected most by it: the litigants. What does litigation mean for those who are directly embroiled and whose lives may consequently be radically transformed? Serious lacunas exist. However, extensive readings worldwide throughout the research process result in a stark elucidation of an overlooked, yet crucially important and somewhat egregious state of affairs, making surprisingly clear just how pernicious litigation is for the average 'nonrepeat player'.

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Recommended Citation

Relis, Dr. Tamara, Civil Litigation From Litigants' Perspectives: What We Know and What We Don't Know About the Litigation Experience of Individual Litigants. Studies in Law, Politics and Society, Vol. 25, pp. 151-212, 2002.