Reducing Unwarranted Disparities: The Challenge of Managing Knowledge Sharing between Judges

<p>In their role as decision-makers, judges face the challenge of the law failing to provide clear answers to concrete cases. This may result in dissimilar decisions and outcomes in similar cases. In order to reduce unwarranted disparities, judges should participate in knowledge exchanges on a...

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Main Authors: Sandra Taal, Philip Langbroek, Mandy van der Velde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association for Court Administration 2014-12-01
Series:International Journal for Court Administration
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Online Access:https://www.iacajournal.org/articles/150
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Summary:<p>In their role as decision-makers, judges face the challenge of the law failing to provide clear answers to concrete cases. This may result in dissimilar decisions and outcomes in similar cases. In order to reduce unwarranted disparities, judges should participate in knowledge exchanges on a regular basis. That way, they can benefit from each other's expertise, insights and experiences and make better informed decisions. In order to manage this process in the court more effectively, a better understanding of the knowledge sharing behavior of judges is required. In this article, we will discuss how four dimensions (the technological, managerial, social and motivational dimension) can influence the knowledge sharing behavior of judges. Based on this discussion, a research model is proposed.</p>
ISSN:2156-7964