TY  - BOOK
AU  - Doherty,Joseph W.
AU  - Reville,Robert T.
AU  - Zakaras,Laura
TI  - Confidentiality, transparency, and the U.S. civil justice system
SN  - 9780199980185 (ebook) :
AV  - KF8700 .C658 2012
U1  - 347.73 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York, Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Justice, Administration of
KW  - United States
KW  - Disclosure of information
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Confidential communications
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - The lawsuit is the cornerstone of the civil justice system in America, and an open court the foundation of American jurisprudence. Recently, however, more civil disputes have been resolved out of court and the outcomes kept secret. Some argue that the confidentiality of the system keeps it working efficiently and fairly; others argue that the public is being denied information about hazards that may cause harm and that a public system with no data lacks oversight. This book approaches the issue in a multidisciplinary, nonpartisan, and empirical manner
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199914333.001.0001
ER  -