Advanced Civil Procedure
Law School Description
The course addresses various aspects of complex litigation and recent criticism about the civil litigation system itself. The course is theoretical in emphasis and is developed from two directions: (1) through a study of jurisprudential material concerning adversarial dispute resolution, the substance/procedure dichotomy and value-identification; and (2) through in-depth analysis of procedural aspects of complex cases (with a special focus on new procedural rules aimed at reducing waste and delay).
Uh Mānoa Catalog Description
Addresses various aspects of complex litigation and recent criticism of the civil litigation system itself. Theoretical in emphasis. Developed from two directions: (1) a study jurisprudential material concerning adversarial dispute resolution, the substance/procedure dichotomy and value-identification; and (2) in-depth analysis of procedural aspects of complex cases with special focus on new procedural rules aimed at reducing waste and delay.