Bold Measures in ODR

Access to Justice and ODR  by Daniel Rainey Access to justice has traditionally been defined as access to the courts.  The World Justice Project just published the 2019 review of 126 countries, ranking them on an access to justice scale determined by an array of factors related to the independence and fairness of their court systems.  The US, by the way, ranked as #20 in 2019 (down from #19 in 2018) - just behind the Czech Republic and just ahead of Spain.  Venezuela, it will not surprise you, ranks last as #126. This definition of A2J as A2the courts has some ramifications for the development of ODR. The basic approach being taken by justice-related ODR developers is to improve the performance of various aspects of the legal system.  This is a noble (no sarcasm intended) and largely successful approach.   The promises of ODR for the legal system have focused on easing entry, saving time, saving money, and reducing caseloads.  Early in the development of legal ODR, doc