Appeal rate and caseload: evidence from civil litigation in Korea

Courts of modern democratic societies have generally implemented appeal procedures to correct potential errors in ruling. However, considering the time and effort that both litigants spend, availability of an appeal cannot be better than reaching the correct judgment in the original case. This difficulty raises the policy issue of how to reduce the rate of appeals and improve welfare of litigants. In this paper, we assert that lower caseloads allow judges to expend more time and effort on each case, contributing to lower appeal rates. Analysis of court-level data from Korea corroborates our inference.     

党校研究生教育工作的着力点与创新路径

研究生教育是党校教育的重要组成部分之一,而要办好党校研究生教育就必须明确其工作的着力点与创新路径。新形势下,党校研究生教育工作的着力点主要是：一是以党校姓党为着力点,加强党校研究生的党性修养;二是以实践应用为着力点,强化党校研究生理论联系实际的能力;三是以与时俱进为着力点,激发党校研究生的创新精神。其创新路径包括以下几个方面：一是在课程的设置上要把党校的特色凸显出来;二是创新人才培养机制,并实行分类指导和区分对待;三是以人为本,创新党校研究生培养机制。