Zuinig met recht. De Nederlandse rechtscultuur in vergelijking met de Westduitse

Samenvatting

International comparison of legal indicators shows a relatively low level of litigation in the Netherlands. This is quite surprising because legal aid (which is generally seen as improving the access to law) is much more generous than in the continental neighbouring countries. The paradox can be explained by features of legal culture on four levels: - to some degree on the level of positive law - much more so on the level of institutional infrastructure of lawyers, courts and 'alternatives to formal procedures' - behavioural patterns of professionals who deal with legal procedures - and last and least: legal consciousness of professionals as well as the genera/public. The data show that differences in legal behaviour are to be explained not so much on the demand side of the users of law, but rather on the supply side of judicial and quasi-judicial institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Mens en Maatschappij is the property of Amsterdam University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)