Socioeconomic Development and the Evolution of Litigation Rates of Civil Courts in Belgium, 1835-1980
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4083922 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francis Van Loon, Etienne Langerwerf |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 283-298 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Society Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3053679 |
| OpenAlex | W2025956740 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
This article tests the usefulness of some aspects of functional theory 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
Civil litigation · Political science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Law · Legal and Social Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2025 (36) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |