The Private Justice Gap: Devising a Legal Defence to the Harm of Judging

Name: The Private Justice Gap: Devising a Legal Defence to the Harm of Judging
Brand: Routledge
SKU: 9781041140580
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Author: Célia Filipa Ferreira Matias
ISBN: 9781041140580

By Célia Filipa Ferreira Matias

Routledge March 2026

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ISBN-13: 9781041140580
Publisher: Routledge
Publication: March 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This book examines how private justice challenges the state’s monopoly on adjudication, with a particular focus on today's digital contexts.

The author contends that private interventions can be legitimate expressions of justice rather than threats to it, and argues for a nuanced approach. This applies when such interventions respond to genuine injustices and meet the criteria of suitability, necessity, and proportionality while respecting fundamental ethical boundaries. By proposing a framework for private justice defence, the book explores how this stance could bridge the gap between public and private justice systems, fostering greater collaboration between citizens and the state. By acknowledging the role of private adjudication in rectifying injustices, the book advocates a legal landscape that empowers individuals to act in service of justice, while upholding core principles of fairness and cooperation.

The book will appeal to scholars of legal theory and law and technology.

1. Introduction

2. An Eye for an Eye: Revenge, Justice and the Law

3. Procedural Justice and the Private Justice Gap

4. Architecture, Regulation and the ‘Ethos’ of the Internet

5. Digital Private Justice: A Hostile Takeover of the Justice-Making Process?

6. The Harm of Judging: Digital Private Justice and the Law

7. A Private Justice Defence

8. Conclusion

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