Prozeßverträge Privatautonomie im Verfahrensrecht

Gerhard Wagner explores the law of contracts in its application to procedural questions. "Litigation contracts" such as forum selection, mediation and arbitration clauses are widely popular, as they allow the parties to customize the ordinary process of dispute resolution. Procedural contracts enhance the efficiency of the legal process without sacrificing the public interest in a well-functioning judicial system. The book breaks down widely held prejudices against private autonomy in civil procedure and dispenses with doctrinal complexities that hold little normative water.