The Litigation State : Public Regulation and Private Lawsuits in the U.S. /

Of the 1.65 million lawsuits enforcing federal laws over the past decade, 3 percent were prosecuted by the federal government, while 97 percent were litigated by private parties. When and why did private plaintiff-driven litigation become a dominant model for enforcing federal regulation? The Litiga...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farhang, Sean, 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Federal government.
Civil procedure.
Actions and defenses.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
LAW > Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
Actions et defenses > États-Unis.
Actions and defenses > United States.
Federal government > United States.
Civil procedure > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Litigation State: Public Regulation and Private Lawsuits in the U.S.; CONTENTS; Illustrations and Tables; Acknowledgments; Part I: Private Enforcement Regimes in General; ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES; Part II: Private Enforcement Regimes and Civil Rights; Notes; Index.

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