Includes bibliographical references and index.

Courts and judicial reforms / Ragna Aarli and Anne Sanders -- China / Ragna Aarli -- Germany / Reinhard Gaier and Anne Sanders -- Slovenia / Nina Betetto -- England and Wales / Right Hon Sir Richard Aikens -- Norway / Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen and Ragna Aarli -- Comparative reflections the role of the judge in the melting pot / Ragna Aarli -- Litigation explosion and reactions from courts in China / Weidong Chen -- A study of the tripartite powers in reforms to the judicial power operation system in China / Lei Du -- The love triangle? The German federal constitutional court and its two European neighbours / Vanessa Hellmann -- Judicial case management and loyal cooperation towards harmonized European rules of civil procedure / Remco van Rhee -- Court management for sustainable judiciary : the case of Switzerland / Andreas Lienhard -- Conclusions and outlook / Ragna Aarli Anne.

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