The aim of this study is to describe and explain, as far as statistically possible, the differences in the performance of court systems within a sample of developed and developing countries. Significant differences in court performance are identified and related to common international denominators that can be addressed in future judicial reforms. These variables have been collected in order to identify trends in court performance worldwide. This analysis is based on information from the federal first-instance courts that have jurisdiction over commercial cases. Information related to salaries, caseloads, budgets, and personnel was gathered for each of the sampled courts. The general budget allocations of each of the specific sampled courts were then calculated. In addition, a survey was made of each court, including a study of the time allocated to different tasks. This was for the most part answered by the judges themselves, the objectives of the survey being to assess how the different characteristics of the cases sampled-for example, the complexity of the case-affect the productivity of the judge and the court personnel, and to evaluate how managerial style and case complexity affect processing time. The framework used for this study relates input variables--the different types of human and non-human court resources--with output variables that measure the supply of court services.
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Author
Buscaglia, Edgardo Dakolias, Maria
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Document Date
1999/08/31
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Document Type
Working Paper
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Report Number
20177
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Region
Latin America & Caribbean, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia,
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Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Doc Name
Comparative international study of court performance indicators : a descriptive and analytical account
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Keywords
Legal and Judicial Reform;allocation of budget resources;access to information technology;capital budget;elasticity of supply;quality of justice;increase in capital;quality control standards;judicial reform program;per capita income;resolution of conflicts;perception of corruption;lack of transparency;administration of justice;private business sector;general budget allocation;sum of money;investment in technology;large capital investment;access to justice;Rule of Law;issue of security;selection of judge;improved working condition;allocation of capital;lack of staff;educational classroom use;payment of debt;lack of resource;court personnel;case file;cost elasticity;court efficiency;processing time;judicial system;positive impact;legal system;commercial cases;variable cost;Capital Investments;case management;judicial activism;administrative personnel;administrative responsibility;common perception;administrative burden;court fee;court system;administrative duty;judicial personnel;civil court;future study;administrative work;business transaction;clear definition;judicial service;market reform;public perception;management skill;constitutional reform;budget increase;managerial skill;high court;Budget Management;administrative matter;judicial budget;
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Buscaglia, Edgardo Dakolias, Maria
Comparative international study of court performance indicators : a descriptive and analytical account (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/373641468769467659/Comparative-international-study-of-court-performance-indicators-a-descriptive-and-analytical-account