This Essay draws from on-the-ground interviews and procedural-justice theory to analyze judging practices in debt-collection courts. Current practices undermine courts’ fairness and legitimacy. This Essay argues that courts must prioritize procedural justice by adopting judging practices that consider unrepresented litigants’ circumstances and require a more active judicial role.

 

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判断债务：消费者信贷法庭法官的做法如何破坏程序正义

本文借鉴实地采访和程序正义理论来分析收债法庭的审判实践。目前的做法损害了法院的公平性和合法性。本文认为，法院必须优先考虑程序公正，在审判实践中考虑无律师代表的诉讼当事人的情况，并要求发挥更积极的司法作用。