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167 Annals Am. Acad. Pol. & Soc. Sci. vii (1933)

handle is hein.cow/anamacp0167 and id is 1 raw text is: FOREWORD THE purpose of this volume is to present for the consideration of the reader certain problems connected with the administration of justice which, down to date at least, have not received the consideration which is their due. These problems fall for the most part into six categories; those centering around the structure of the judicial system, those relating to civil procedure, those involving the further use of scientific methods in the courts, those dealing with the scientific study of the courts themselves, those embracing matters of legal education, and those concerned with administrative law. A re-analysis of the general problems centering around the structure of the judicial system is obviously imperative in a discussion of this character, for despite the extensive tinkering with the judicial machinery which has taken place here and there throughout the country, the general structure of the judi- cial system still presents basic problems. Among the developments in this field the rise of the executive judge is exceedingly significant. The editors have felt fully justified, consequently, in including two analyses of this experiment among their pages. Although it will be conceded readily that satisfactory data relative to court costs, fees, and other expenses of litigation are not available, so slightly has this aspect of the problem been probed, it seemed imperative to present such facts as are obtainable. Had no other evidence been available, the lack of informa- tion in regard to costs of litigation in and of itself would have made mandatory a detailed consideration of the existing condition of court records and the prob- lems there presented. No less important than these problems of general administration are those which pertain primarily to civil procedure. In this connection, extended con- sideration of the recent development of judicial rule-making and of the use of summary judgments both seemed to be merited. One of the most significant influences in the modern era is undoubtedly the scientific movement. The space allotted to the further use of scientific methods in court procedure, and to scientific methods in the study of the judiciary itself, is therefore self-justifying. Equally interesting, in the opinion of the editors, are the modern experiments and developments in the field of legal education, which undoubtedly deserve much greater consideration than has heretofore been given them. Perhaps the most significant of all the changes which are taking place in American jurisprudence is the rapid growth of administrative law. The proposal now pending before the New York Legislature to transfer the entire problem of automobile compensation to an administrative agency is conse- quently of unusual interest. The analyses contained in this volume are, for the most part, intended to be suggestive rather than definitive. If they in any way stimulate further thought upon or further investigation into the problems presented, the editors will feel that the volume has indeed justified its publication. RAYMOND MOLEY SCHUYLER C. WALLACE

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