The economics of lawmaking /
Parisi, Francesco,1962-
Fon, Vincy.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2009.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-321) and index.
Lawmaking through legislation : an introduction -- Optimal specificity of laws : rules versus standards -- Optimal timing of legal intervention : lawmaking under uncertainty -- Optimal territorial scope of laws : subsidiarity and legal harmonization -- Lawmaking through adjudication : an introduction -- Litigation and the evolution of legal remedies -- Judicial path-dependence and legal change -- Theories of legal precedent : stare decisis and jurisprudence constante -- Lawmaking through practice : an introduction -- Fostering the emergence of customary law -- Customary law and articulation theories -- Stability and change in customary law -- Lawmaking through agreement : an introduction -- Formation and accession to treaties -- Ratification and reservations : the effects of reciprocity -- The hidden bias of treaty law.
Legislation
Law