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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. 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.



Trade Review

This book is a well researched and critical examination of how mass litigation can be used as a tool to shape public policy.

-- Marshall Haughey * Saskatchewan Law Review, Vol 73 *

Table of Contents

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

MultiParty Litigation

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      Publisher University of British Columbia Press
      Published 1 January 2010
      ISBN-13 9780774815970
      978-0774815970
      ISBN-10 0774815973
      Also in:
      Administrative jurisdiction and public administration Legal systems: civil procedure, litigation and dispute resolution Political structure and processes

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.



      Trade Review

      This book is a well researched and critical examination of how mass litigation can be used as a tool to shape public policy.

      -- Marshall Haughey * Saskatchewan Law Review, Vol 73 *

      Table of Contents

      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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