Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2010
Journal Title
International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
ISSN
1464-3707
Abstract
Specialized courts have become a key component of the legal reform packages implemented in civil law countries, particularly, in the area of family law. One argument for this policy is that they are able to reach a decision faster than the regular courts, which are normally congested. We use data from a survey of Spanish family courts in the region of Madrid to test this claim. After controlling for other relevant variables, the econometric results did not provide strong support for specialized courts.
First Page
54
Volume Number
24
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Recommended Citation
Nuno Garoupa, Natalia Jorgensen & Pablo Vazquez,
Assessing the Argument for Specialized Courts: Evidence from Family Courts in Spain,
24
Int'l J.L. Pol'y & Fam.
54
(2010).
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