SOTANO

Defining the problem: the challenge to traditional views of civil procedure -- Variations on a pluralist theme: Pluralism in governmental enforcement -- Private participation in public enforcement - the relator action in common law countries -- Private actions, especially by organizations -- Class actions, especially in the United States -- Four pluralistic models compared -- Social and political implications of changes in civil procedure: Political power, civil procedure, and social change -- Judicial vs. executive or legislative power -- Private initiatives vs. governmental control -- Problems connected with the Trend Toward more active courts and increasing private initiative on behalf of diffuse interests -- An emerging theme: legality vs. responsability -- The appropiate compromise in comparative perspective.

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