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Beware the Fine Print | Part I
Arbitration everywhere, stacking the deck of justice
Jessica Silver-Greenberg en Robert Gebeloff, New York Times 31 oktober 2015
“This is among the most profound shifts in our legal history”, William G. Young, a federal judge in Boston who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, said in an interview. “Ominously, business has a good chance of opting out of the legal system altogether and misbehaving without reproach.”
Beware the Fine Print | Part II
In arbitration, a ‘privatization of the justice system’
Jessica Silver-Greenberg en Michael Corkery, New York Times 1 november 2015
"Little is known about arbitration because the proceedings are confidential and the federal government does not require cases to be reported. The secretive nature of the process makes it difficult to ascertain how fairly the proceedings are conducted."
Beware the Fine Print | Part III
In religious arbitration, scripture is the rule of law
Michael Corkery en Jessica Silver-Greenberg, New York Times 2 november 2015
"Yet some lawyers and plaintiffs said that for some groups, religious arbitration may have less to do with honoring a set of beliefs than with controlling legal outcomes. Some religious organizations stand by the process until they lose, at which point they turn to the secular courts to overturn faith-based judgments, according to interviews and court records."
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