期刊名称：International Journal for Court Administration
印刷版ISSN：2156-7964
电子版ISSN：2156-7964
出版年度：2013
卷号：5
期号：1
出版社：International Association for Court Administration
摘要：The judicial organizations of many countries in Europe experience major changes. Organizational structures are revised and digital technology is implemented rapidly. The banking crisis and economic recession have speeded up these developments, but they have also altered the emphasis: from quality of justice to efficiency. In many countries the economic problems have led to an increase of cour t cases, in a time when there are drastic reductions of public expenditure, including that of the judiciary. In Portugal and Greece, governments have entered into reform packages with ECB, IMF and EC that include drastic reform of the judiciary as part of a modernization of the public sector, in return for financial assistance. The judicial organizations of not only these two countries, but others as well face the challenge of improving the efficient functioning of the judiciary in the interest of society a nd economy while having to cope with increased case loads and reduced budgets
