This book addresses the question of the desirability of specialization in the administration of justice. Should there be more, rather than less, sub-division of the judiciary into specialized tribunals? What is most desirable in terms of efficiency, speed, true justice, and cost? The author attempts to answer these questions by examining theoretical paradigms and by describing the results of an empirical study which he has undertaken. He concludes by investigating on variables that apply in different jurisdictions and which should, if accounted for properly, allow generalized lessons to be ext ... More

This book addresses the question of the desirability of specialization in the administration of justice. Should there be more, rather than less, sub-division of the judiciary into specialized tribunals? What is most desirable in terms of efficiency, speed, true justice, and cost? The author attempts to answer these questions by examining theoretical paradigms and by describing the results of an empirical study which he has undertaken. He concludes by investigating on variables that apply in different jurisdictions and which should, if accounted for properly, allow generalized lessons to be extracted from the individual studies.