LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Thrasymachus, Active Listening, Alternative Dispute Resolution
18 Apr 2016
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Prerequisites for the use of courts in resolution. Courts provide a norm for the settlement of a variety of private and public disputes. De minimus non curat lex: the law will not concern itself with trifles, reimbursement of even if justifiable in principle. Statutes of limitation: limit to the time in which lawsuit must be commenced, different in every province and territory, depending on the identity of the defendant an the type of offence. Cases where a law says that the matter must go to a special government agency or tribunal. Includes residential tenancy complaints, workers" compensation matters and labour relations. Modern and urban societies showing an increase of: complexity, heterogeneity, impersonal and contractual relationships, the mitigation of traditional society. The impact of new technologies: access to internet and computers have impacted access to information, including rights and litigation. Economic realities: downturns in the economy: an increase of litigation, broken contacts, resources available to litigation.
