TY  - JOUR
ID  - justhis508
UR  - http://www.just-his.be/eprints/508/
IS  - 2
A1  - Van Loon, Francis
A1  - Langerwerf, Etienne
Y1  - 1990///
N2  - This article tests the usefulness of some aspects of functional the- ory in explaining the relationship between socioeconomic development and litigation trends in Belgium for 1835-1980. Some of the six hypotheses derived from functional theory are supported by the data; others are clearly contradicted. The analysis indicates that litigation is obviously not an automatic response to conflict caused by socioeconomic change.
Socioeconomic development is only one factor causing litigation, and its explanatory power is limited. Research progress can only be made by studying various kinds of conflict and types of actors, all trying to reach their specific goals in a given social context.
JF  - Law & Society Review. Longitudinal Studies of Trial Courts
VL  - 24
KW  - r?pression du crime suppression of crime bestrijding van criminaliteit statistique statistiek statistics criminalit? criminality criminaliteit justice civile civil justice civiel justitie
TI  - Socioeconomic Development and the Evolution of Litigation Rates of Civil Courts in Belgium 1835-1980
SP  - 283
AV  - none
EP  - 298
ER  -