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Judicial System Reform in Italy - A Key to Growth

By Gianluca Esposito, Sergi Lanau, Sebastiaan Pompe

February 13, 2014

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Gianluca Esposito, Sergi Lanau, and Sebastiaan Pompe. Judicial System Reform in Italy - A Key to Growth, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2014) accessed November 6, 2024
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Summary

The inefficiency of the Italian judicial system has contributed to reduced investments, slow growth and a difficult business environment. The enforcement of civil and commercial claims suffers from excessive delays in court proceedings, resulting in a very large number of pending cases. The Italian authorities have over the years taken steps to remove bottlenecks and speed up judicial proceedings. While these measures are generally steps in the right direction, more can be done. Consideration could be given, inter alia, to reviewing court fees, improving the new mandatory mediation scheme, strengthening court management, and reforming the appeal system.

Subject: Balance of payments, Dispute resolution, Foreign direct investment, Labor, Legal support in revenue administration, Revenue administration, Tax incentives

Keywords: Appeal court, Business environment, Court, Court fee, Court management, Court proceeding, Court retrenchment program, Dispute resolution, Efficieny of justice, Europe, FDI, Firm size, Foreign direct investment, Growth, Italy, Judicial reform, Judicial system, Justice system, Legal support in revenue administration, Litigation, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    19

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2014/032

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA2014032

  • ISBN:

    9781475573022

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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