NETWORK COOPERATION OF THE COURTS IN POLAND

Abstract

Courts, like other public organizations, are economic actors, but knowledge of network systems from the perspective of the level of organization in the common judiciary is fragmentary and insufficient, including issues of network effect. The aim of this article was to try to fill the cognitive gap concerning the phenomenon of networks functioning in common courts from the perspective of organizational level in the context of heterarchical relations. Key research questions discuss the possibility of judicial cooperation within heterarchical voluntary networks. This article reviews the existing acquis on network cooperation in the judiciary and outlines the desired directions for future research in this area. Such analysis required diversified research methods. Literary studies and empirical research from secondary sources were used. Research also include interviews with presidents and directors of pilot courts.