0226114910 0226114902 alk. paper 9780226114903 alk. paper 9780226114910 paperback
Alternate Call Number
B 13 CON.R
Summary
In Rules versus Relationships, John M. Conley and William M. O'Barr examine the experiences of litigants seeking redress of everyday difficulties through the small claims courts of the American legal system. The authors find two major and contrasting ways in which litigants formulate and express their problems in terms of specific rule violations and seek concrete legal remedies that would mend soured relationships and respond to their personal and social needs.
Formatted Contents Note
Discourses and voices in the law The courts of first resort Learning to listen Rules versus relationships The jurisprudence of informal court judges Concordant orientations The problem of discord : what do litigants want? Managing discord.