<p>This book is a well researched and critical examination of how mass litigation can be used as a tool to shape public policy.</p> - Marshall Haughey (Saskatchewan Law Review, Vol 73)

Drawing upon insights from law and politics, Multi-Party Litigation outlines the historical development, political design, and regulatory desirability of multi-party litigation strategies in cross-national perspective and describes a battle being fought on multiple fronts by competing interests. By addressing the potential and constraints of litigation, this book offers a comprehensive account of an international issue that will interest students and practitioners of law, politics, and public policy.

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Drawing upon insights from law and politics, Multi-Party Litigation outlines the historical development, political design, and regulatory desirability of multi-party litigation strategies in cross-national perspective and describes a battle being fought on multiple fronts by competing interests.
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Introduction

1 Theoretical, Historical, and Legal Underpinnings

2 Mass Torts and Class Action: An Overview of the Contemporary Landscape

3 The Politics of Tobacco Litigation

4 The Politics of Gun Litigation

5 The Politics of Food Litigation

6 International Developments in the Politics of Litigation

7 Conclusions

Notes

General References

Case References

General Index

Index of Cases

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This book assesses the complex, controversial, and high-stakes politics of multi-party litigation.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780774815963
Publisert
2009-03-25
Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Vekt
560 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, UF, 06, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
277

Biografisk notat

Wayne V. McIntosh is a political science professor, associate chair, and Director of Undergraduate Studies with the Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Cynthia L. Cates is a political science professor with the Department of Political Science, Towson University, Towson, MD.