The economics of lawmaking
By: Francesco Parisi and Vincy Fon.
Contributors: Fon, Vincy.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9780195374155
Subjects: Legislation -- Economic aspects; Law -- International unification
Description: 'The Economics of Lawmaking' explores the relative advantages and limits of alternative sources of law. Professors Francesco Parisi and Vincy Fon view the sources of law through a law and economics lens, and consider the important issue of institutional design in lawmaking.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Lawmaking through legislation : an introduction; title: Optimal specificity of laws : rules versus standards; title: Optimal timing of legal intervention : lawmaking under uncertainty; title: Optimal territorial scope of laws : subsidiarity and legal harmonization; title: Lawmaking through adjudication : an introduction; title: Litigation and the evolution of legal remedies; title: Judicial path-dependence and legal change; title: Theories of legal precedent : stare decisis and jurisprudence constante; title: Lawmaking through practice : an introduction; title: Fostering the emergence of customary law; title: Customary law and articulation theories; title: Stability and change in customary law; title: Lawmaking through agreement : an introduction; title: Formation and accession to treaties; title: Ratification and reservations : the effects of reciprocity; title: The hidden bias of treaty law.