Der Rückgang der Eingangszahlen bei den Zivilgerichten

The number of civil lawsuits filed in Germany has been declining significantly for more than 20 years. In the period from 2005 to 2019, they fell by around one-third at the local courts and regional courts. If we refer to the period from 1995 to 2019, the number of incoming cases at the local courts has actually almost halved and at the regional courts it has fallen by around a quarter. A well-founded explanation for this development has been lacking until now. In a research project for the Federal Ministry of Justice, the authors of this book evaluated statistics and conducted extensive primary surveys among the judiciary and the legal profession, the general public and companies, as well as conciliation bodies and legal expenses insurers. The results of the interdisciplinary project, which ran for more than 30 months, are contained in this volume.