Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Summary -- 1. Civil Justice: An Introduction -- A. The Purpose Of Civil Justice -- B. The Theme Of This Book: Civil Justice That Is Just, Speedy, Inexpensive, And Accessible To All -- C. The State Of Civil Justice In The United States, Germany, And Korea -- 1. The State Of American Civil Justice -- 2. The State Of German Civil Justice -- 3. The State Of Korean Civil Justice -- D. The Facts Of The Hypothetical Case37 -- 2. Legal Method: Thinking Like a Lawyer -- A. Sources Of Law Generally -- 1. Statute Law -- 2. Precedents (case Law) -- 3. Statutes Versus Precedents -- B. United States -- 1. Statutes In The United States -- 2. Precedents In The United States -- 3. Preeminence Of Statutes -- C. Germany -- 1. Statutes In Germany -- 2. Precedents In Germany -- D. Korea -- 1. Statutes In Korea -- 2. Precedents In Korea -- 3. Lawyers and Legal Systems: Access to Justice -- A. United States -- 1. Access To Justice In The United States -- Pro Se Representation -- Civil Legal Aid -- 2. The Cost Of Lawyer Representation In The United States -- American No Indemnity Practice -- Calculating Lawyers' Fees -- 3. Representing Roh In The United States: Is A Lawsuit Worth It For Roh? -- 4. Legal Professions In The United States -- Lawyers -- Judges -- Law Professors -- Legal Education -- Attorneys General -- B. Germany -- 1. Access To Justice In Germany -- Mandatory Legal Representation -- Civil Legal Aid -- 2. The Cost Of Lawyer Representation In Germany -- Loser Pays -- Calculating Lawyers' Fees -- 3. Representing Roh In Germany: Is A Lawsuit Worth It For Roh? -- 4. German Legal Professions -- The Ministries Of Justice -- Judges -- Lawyers -- Legal Education -- C. Korea -- 1. Access To Justice In Korea -- Pro Se Representation (....) -- Civil Legal Aid.

2. Cost Of Legal Representation In Korea -- "loser Pays"73 -- Calculating Legal Fees In Korea -- 3. Representing Roh In Korea: Is A Lawsuit Worth It For Roh? -- 4. Korean Legal Professions -- Lawyers (...) -- The Supreme Court Of Korea (...) -- The Ministry Of Justice (...) -- The Ministry Of Government Legislation (...) -- Judges (..) -- Legal Education -- D. Comparative Statistics -- 4. The Court: Jurisdiction and Applicable Law -- A. Jurisdiction Generally -- 1. Subject Matter Jurisdiction -- 2. Personal Jurisdiction -- B. United States -- 1. American Courts -- State Courts -- Federal Courts -- Federal Courts And Federalism -- 2. Subject Matter Jurisdiction -- Diversity Jurisdiction -- 3. Personal Jurisdiction -- 4. Historical Note: Jurisdiction From Power To Authority -- Personal Jurisdiction In The Past - A Matter Of Power -- Personal Jurisdiction In The Present - A Matter Of Authority -- Statutory Simplicity - German And Korean Solutions In Interstate Cases -- Case Law Complexity - American Indeterminacy -- 5. Applicable Law In American Courts -- 6. Forum Shopping -- Outcome-determinative -- Whose Convenience? -- Opportunities To Forum Shop -- What The American Bar Likes About Diversity Jurisdiction -- 7. Jurisdiction In Roh V. Doh -- Subject Matter Jurisdiction -- Personal Jurisdiction -- C. Germany -- 1. German Courts -- 2. Subject Matter Jurisdiction -- 3. Personal Jurisdiction -- 4. Applicable Law In Germany -- D. Korea -- 1. Korean Courts -- 2. Subject Matter Jurisdiction -- 3. Personal Jurisdiction -- 4. Applicable Law In Korea -- 5. Pleading: The Matter in Controversy -- A. Pleading Generally -- 1. Purposes Of Pleading -- 2. Limits On Pleading - The Interdependency Of Law And Facts -- B. United States -- 1. Contemporary American Pleading -- Formal Requirements Of Complaints -- Contemporary Controversy.

2. American Pleading In Historical Perspective -- 3. Joinder Of Claims And Of Parties -- Joinder Of Claims -- Joinder Of Parties -- 4. Handling Complaints -- Reviewing Complaints Before Serving -- Serving Complaints -- 5. The Complaint And Answer In Roh V. Doh -- Responding To Complaints: Defendants' Choices -- Doh's Answer -- Directing Further Proceedings -- C. Germany -- 1. Substantive Requirements Of Complaints -- Substantiation -- 2. Formal Requirements Of Complaints -- 3. Complaint And Response In Roh V. Doh -- 4. Joinder Of Claims, Splitting Of Claims, And Joinder Of Parties -- Joinder Of Claims -- Claim Splitting Instead Of Claim Joinder -- Joinder Of Parties -- 5. Handling Complaints -- Reviewing Complaints Before Serving -- Challenging Sufficiency Of Service And Complaints -- Responding To Complaints -- Directing Further Proceedings -- D. Korea -- 1. Substantive Requirements Of Complaints -- 2. Formal Requirements Of Complaints -- 3. Joinder Of Claims And Parties -- Joinder Of Claims (.. ... ..) -- Joinder Of Parties (.. ... ..) -- Fees Due On Filing -- 4. Handling Complaints -- Service Of The Complaint -- Responding To The Complaint -- Directions For Further Proceedings -- 6. Process: The Right to be Heard -- A. Process And The Right To Be Heard -- 1. A Remarkable Contrast In Process -- 2. Dispelling Popular Misconceptions: Day In Court Or Inquisition -- B. United States -- 1. The Vanishing Trial -- 2. Pretrial Discovery -- Discovery And Its Use -- Discovery Procedures -- Forms Of Discovery -- Written Interrogatories To Parties. -- Requests For Documents. -- Depositions. -- Written Interrogatories To Parties. -- Requests For Documents. -- Depositions. -- 3. Discovery In Roh V. Doh -- 4. Discovery's Flaws -- 5. Three Perspectives On Pretrial Discovery -- Contemporary American Perspectives On Discovery.

Non-american Perspectives On Discovery -- The Drafters' Perspective On Discovery - The Intended Purpose Of Discovery -- 6. Pretrial Conferences -- 7. Motions For Summary Judgment -- 8. The Trial Model -- The Jury -- Right To Trial By Jury In Civil Cases -- Jury Selection (voir Dire) -- Costs Of Voir Dire -- Trial - The Day In Court -- Taking Evidence -- Jury Manipulation -- Jury Instruction And Jury Decision -- C. Germany -- 1. The Nature Of German Civil Process: Judgment As Goal Of Process -- 2. The Process In Outline -- 3. The Oral Hearing And The Right To Be Heard -- Hearing Of The Parties (parteianhörung) -- The Parties' Obligation To Clarify Facts Truthfully ( 138 Zpo) -- The Right To Be Heard (recht Auf Rechtliches Gehör) -- Judge's Duty Of Clarification ( 139 Zpo) -- 4. Taking Of Proof -- Witness Testimony -- Party Testimony -- Deferred Issue Decision Making -- Fostering Settlement -- 5. Process In Roh V. Doh -- Pre-hearing Settlement Conference -- Early First Hearing -- Hearing And Evidence Taking When Settlement Fails -- D. Korea -- 1. The Nature Of Korean Civil Process -- 2. The Process In Outline -- Preliminary Hearing -- Main Hearing (....) -- Duty To Cooperate In Good Faith -- Duty To Clarify (....) ( 136, 137, 140 Kcpa) -- Taking Of Proof -- 7 Judgments, Appeals, And Outcomes -- A. Judgments And Appeals Generally -- 1. Judgments -- Giving Reasons ("reasoned Decisions") -- Predictability Of Civil Justice -- Why Predictability Matters -- The Calculus Of Practical Predictability -- Practical Predictability And Settlements -- 2. Appeals Generally -- B. United States -- 1. Judgments -- Reasoned Judgments (judgments After Bench Trials) -- Unreasoned Judgments (judgments After Jury Trials) -- 2. Judgment In Roh V. Doh -- 3. Jurors' Decisions According To Law -- Instructing Jurors In Finding Facts And Applying Law ("jury Instructions").

Focusing Jurors On Finding Facts -- Restraining Jurors From Deciding Contrary To Law -- Telling Jurors What Judges Think Of Evidence (commenting On Evidence) -- 4. Neglect Of Syllogisms In American Law -- Are Juries Really That Bad? -- Theory Of The Case - Wrecker Of Law -- Jury Nullification - Law Versus Anarchy -- Managerial Judging: "are We Getting Civil-ized?" -- 5. Appeals -- Nature Of Appellate Reviews -- Courts Of Last Resort And Redundancy Of American Appeals -- C. Germany -- 1. Judgments -- Elements Of A Judgment -- 2. Reasoned Grounds For Decision: Applying Law To Facts -- Duty Of Reasoned Decision Making Fulfilled In The Judgment -- 3. Judgment In Roh V. Doh And Assuring Open Courts Accuracy -- Living With The Case And Doing It Justice: The Judge As Facilitator And Guide, Not As Manager Or Inquisitor -- 4. Appeals -- D. Korea -- 1. Judgments -- 2. Appeals (..) -- E. Roh V. Doh: Comparative Outcomes -- 1. Can Roh Lose While Winning? -- Avoiding Legal Fees -- Post-filing Arbitration -- No Or Limited Discovery -- 2. Unsettling Settlements -- 8 Conclusion -- 1. Legal Rules Seek Justice Through Statutes -- Chapter 2. Thinking Like A Lawyer -- 2. Civil Justice Is Accessible Independent Of Wealth -- Chapter 3. Lawyers And Legal Systems: Access To Justice -- 3 Those In Right Are Not Burdened With High Litigation Expenses -- Chapter 3. Lawyers And Legal Systems: Access To Justice -- 4. Judges Are Professionals -- Chapter 3. Lawyers And Legal Systems: Access To Justice -- 5. Trusted Institutions Coordinate Civil Justice -- Chapter 3. Lawyers And Legal Systems: Access To Justice -- 6. Jurisdiction Is Determined Without Litigation -- Chapter 4. The Court: Jurisdiction And Applicable Law -- 7. Parties Tell Courts About Their Disputes -- Chapter 5. Pleading: Structuring The Matter In Controversy.

8. Judges Work With Parties To Prepare Cases For Decisions According To Law.

This book provides a comparative-critical introduction to civil justice systems in the United States, Germany and Korea.

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