Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-105) and index.
Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Figures; 1 Introduction; Boxes; 2 The First Decade of Reform; Tables; 3 Legal and Judicial Institutions Ten Years Into Transition; 4 Conclusion: Lessons for Future Reform; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
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Judicial Systems in Transition Economies looks at the experience of countries in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltics (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) as they reform their legal and judicial institutions to fit the needs of a market economy. The study shows, rather disturbingly, that less progress has been made in judicial reform than in most other areas of institutional reform in these countries. The transition from socialism to capitalism requires a fundamental reorientation of legal and judicial institutions. This study reviews the environment preceding reforms, f.