Doing Justice: Procedural Law and Procedural Law Reform in Comparative Perspective

Henning Glaser

doi:10.5771/9783845254098

Summary

“Doing Justice: Procedure Law and Procedure Law Reform” brings together eleven essays on procedural law in international comparative view. It focuses on criminal procedure while covering topics such as arbitration, court structure, judicial independence, and administrative process. The volume examines legal systems including the U.S., Germany, Israel, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and the EU. It offers in-depth insights into the challenges of procedural reform, particularly in Asia, and encourages comparative reflection on principles like justice, efficiency, and legal peace.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2026
Copyright year: 2026
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-1388-2
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-5409-8
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: CPG Series of Comparative Constitutional Law, Politics and Governance
Volume: 7
Language: English
Pages: 323
Product type: Edited Book

1. Preface No access
Henning Glaser
1. 1. I. Defining the scope of procedural law No access
  2. 1. 1. Justice No access
    2. 2. Efficiency No access
    3. 3. Legal peace No access
    4. 4. The broader system of procedural principles No access
  3. 1. 1. a) Procedural law No access
      2. b) Substantive law No access
      3. c) On the relation of substantive and procedural law: Anglo-Saxon perspectives No access
      4. d) Substantive and procedural law: systems-theoretical perspectives No access
      5. e) Legal-anthropological perspectives No access
    2. 2. Institutional preconditions: system infrastructure No access
    3. 1. a) Degree of professionalization No access
      2. b) Professional identity and self-image No access
      3. c) Communication and Interaction No access
    4. 4. Legal technique: practices, methods & styles No access
2. B. Procedural Law in the Light of the Individual Contributions of this Volume No access
3. Bibliography No access
Philip M. Bender
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. I. The Ends-Based Narrative No access
  2. II. The Need for a Means-Based Narrative No access
3. 1. I. The Ends-Based Narrative No access
  2. II. The Need for a Means-Based Narrative No access
4. 1. I. The Ends-Based Narrative No access
  2. II. The Need for a Means-Based Narrative No access
5. 1. I. The Ends-Based Narrative No access
  2. II. The Need for a Means-Based Narrative No access
6. 1. I. The Ends-Based Narrative No access
  2. II. The Need for a Means-Based Narrative No access
7. G. Conclusion No access
8. Bibliography No access
Matthias Krüger
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. 1. 1. Credibility and blind judges No access
    2. 2. Credibility and Audio-Visual Transmission of Testimony No access
    3. 3. Application of a polygraph No access
  2. 1. 1. Assessment of credibility between the poles of psychology (of evidence) and jurisprudence No access
    2. 2. Reflections on expert evidence on a witness statement’s likely credibility No access
    3. 3. Multi-factor causation of nonverbal behavior No access
3. C. Résumé No access
4. Bibliography No access
Rinat Kitai-Sangero
1. A. Introduction No access
2. B. Sentencing Reform and the Principle of Proportionality in Punishment No access
3. C. The Exclusionary Rule as Protecting Accused Persons’ Rights No access
4. D. Conclusion No access
5. Bibliography No access
Pokpong Srisanit
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. I. The investigation No access
  2. II. The Prosecutor No access
  3. III. The pre-trial court No access
  4. IV. The trial court No access
3. 1. 1. 1. Active role of the judge in criminal proceedings No access
    2. 2. The suspension of the prosecution No access
  2. 1. 1. Provisional release of the suspect or the accused No access
    2. 2. Excessive pressing of charges No access
    3. 3. Chain and irons No access
  3. 1. 1. Private gain of the victim affecting the public interest No access
    2. 2. Private gain of pseudo victims affecting the public administration No access
    3. 3. Compensation of the victim by the state No access
4. D. Conclusion No access
5. Bibliography No access
Sorawit Limparangsri
1. A. Introduction No access
2. B. Prosecution of Holders of Political Positions No access
3. C. Deferred Prosecution No access
4. 1. I. Procedural laws for juvenile and family cases No access
  2. II. Law on the protection of those injured from domestic violence No access
  3. III. Potential for procedure in ordinary criminal cases No access
5. E. Sentencing No access
6. F. Conclusion No access
7. Bibliography No access
Lei Cheng
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. I. Adaptation to rapid social and economic development No access
  2. II. A necessary step to recognize and legalize the output of judicial reforms No access
  3. 1. 1. Insufficient number of articles No access
    2. 2. Outdated Content of Legislation No access
3. 1. I. Equal emphasis on, and proper balance between punishing crimes and protecting human rights No access
  2. II. Resolution of urgent practical issues in the light of national conditions in China No access
4. 1. I. Addition of the human rights provision No access
  2. II. Improvement of the evidence system No access
  3. III. Overhaul of compulsory measures No access
  4. IV. Protection of the Right to Defense No access
  5. V. Improvement of investigative measures No access
  6. VI. Reshaping of trial procedures No access
  7. VII. Development of special procedures with Chinese Characteristics No access
  8. VIII. Refinement of enforcement procedures No access
5. E. Outlook beyond the Law of 2012 No access
6. Bibliography No access
Van Quang Nguyen
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. I. Court Structure No access
  2. II. Participation of people’s assessors in hearing cases No access
  3. III. Vietnamese judges No access
3. 1. I. Leadership of Communist Party of Vietnam No access
  2. II. Concentration of State Powers No access
4. D. Current Situation of Judicial Independence in Vietnam No access
5. 1. I. Some initial ideas No access
  2. II. Some Challenges No access
6. F. Conclusion No access
7. Bibliography No access
K. C. Vohrah
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. I. Political entities in Peninsular Malaya and on Borneo Island before Second World War No access
  2. II. The legal system No access
  3. III. The old laws on arbitration No access
3. C. Types of Arbitration No access
4. 1. I. Agreement to refer to arbitration No access
  2. II. Parts of the 2005 Act No access
  3. III. Distinction between domestic arbitration and international arbitration No access
  4. IV. The Arbitral Tribunal No access
  5. V. Grounds on which arbitrators can be challenged No access
  6. VI. Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Section 18 No access
  7. VII. Power of the Arbitral Tribunal to order interim measures No access
  8. VIII. Procedure for arbitration No access
  9. IX. Court intervention No access
  10. X. Court intervention under the Act No access
  11. XI. Arbitral Award No access
  12. XII. Setting Aside of Arbitral Awards No access
  13. XIII. Recognition and enforcement of an arbitral Award No access
  14. XIV. Reference on Question of Law Arising From Award Under s42 of the 2005 act. No access
5. E. Concluding Remarks No access
6. Bibliography No access
Denise Wong, Makoto Hong
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. I. Constitution and jurisdiction of the Court No access
  2. 1. 1. International best practices No access
    2. 2. Confidentiality No access
    3. 3. Treatment of foreign law No access
    4. 4. The SICC’s judges and the right of appeal No access
  3. III. International enforceability No access
  4. IV. Forum non conveniens No access
  5. V. The SICC Registry No access
3. C. Role of the SICC in the Context of International Arbitration No access
4. Bibliography No access
Anselm Küsters
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. I. Input 1: Data No access
  2. II. Input 2: Algorithms No access
  3. III. Output: Platforms No access
  4. IV. Interim result No access
3. 1. I. Overview No access
  2. II. Quantitative analysis No access
  3. 1. 1. Undertakings No access
    2. 2. Academics No access
  4. IV. Interim result No access
4. 1. 1. 1. Topics No access
    2. 2. Words No access
    3. 3. References No access
  2. 1. 1. Representativeness No access
    2. 2. Effectiveness No access
    3. 3. Transparency No access
  3. 1. 1. Representativeness of the report No access
    2. 2. Effectiveness of the report No access
    3. 3. Transparency of the report No access
  4. IV. Interim result No access
5. E. Result No access
6. Bibliography No access
Contributors (in alphabetical order) No access Pages 321 - 323