CPLJ was envisaged as a comprehensive study of comparative civil procedural law and civil dispute resolution schemes in the contemporary world. It aimed at understanding procedural rules in their cultural context, as well as at highlighting workable approaches to the resolution of civil disputes. It focused on recent developments in the field of comparative civil procedure from a global perspective. These included the influence of Information Technologies and Artificial Intelligence; the expansion of alternative dispute resolution; the most recent trends on access to justice; the challenges of collective litigation; and the growing needs for transparency and independence of the justice systems. The cultural dimensions and the methodology of comparative civil procedural law received specific attention.
