The present volume deals with recent developments in the legal profession in Europe and in the United States of America from a comparative and historical perspective. Apart from discussing the legal profession in general, specific attention is paid to the Latin Notary, the Advocates, the Rechtspfleger, the State Attorney, court experts, and mediators and arbitrators. Topics addressed include the decline of Big Law in the U.S., the classification of court experts as legal professionals in Italy, the demise of anticompetitive measures in the modern legal services market, as well as the question whether mediators should be classified as ‘new’ legal professionals given the fact that mediation services are currently being offered by many of the ‘old’ legal service providers. The volume concludes with a contribution on the collaboration of various legal professions in providing for the needs of legal practice.
The Balkanized American Legal Profession (p. 1)
The Romanian Legal Profession (p. 41)
Stress Immunity of Dutch Courts – An Empirical Survey (p. 55)
Just Cause for Despair among Dutch Notaries? A Twenty-first Century Crisis viewed through the Prism of European History (p. 69)
Future Perspectives on the Notary Profession in Europe (p. 93)
Do the Old Rules of Conduct still Fit the Modern Lawyer? (p. 115)
The Legal Profession and the Competitive Market in Italy (p. 125)
The Legal Profession in Italy: Regulation v. Competition? (p. 145)
How do the Private Professions in Finland and Norway Impact on Legal Aid Delivery? (p. 161)
Reception of the Rechtspfleger in Eastern Europe: Prospects and Difficulties (p. 181)
The State Attorney – Attorney for the State? (p. 201)
The Court Expert Witness as a Legal Professional (p. 211)
Professional(s as) Mediators: Emerging Markets and the Quality of Legal Protection (p. 233)
Roman Foundations of the Arbitrator’s Profession (p. 255)
The Role of Legal Professions in Bypassing the Law: The Example of Fiducia cum Creditore (p. 267)
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The ‘Ius Commune Europaeum’ series focuses on the common foundations of the legal systems of the Member States of the European Union. It includes horizontal comparative legal studies as well as studies on the effect of EU law, treaties and international regulation within the national legal systems. All substantive fields of law are covered.
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Editorial Board
Prof. Dr. J. Smits (chair - Tilburg University, the Netherlands)
Prof. Dr. M. Faure (Maastricht University and Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
Prof. Dr. E. Vos (Maastricht University, the Netherlands).
