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Causation, Responsibility, Risk, Probability, Naked Statistics, And Proof: Pruning The Bramble Bush By Clarifying The Concepts, Translated Into Italian By Federico Stella, Richard W. Wright
Causation, Responsibility, Risk, Probability, Naked Statistics, And Proof: Pruning The Bramble Bush By Clarifying The Concepts, Translated Into Italian By Federico Stella, Richard W. Wright
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Discussed In Federico Stella, The Vitality Of The Covering Law Model: Considerations On Wright And Mackie, Richard W. Wright
Discussed In Federico Stella, The Vitality Of The Covering Law Model: Considerations On Wright And Mackie, Richard W. Wright
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The Virtues Of Uncertainty In Law: An Experimental Approach, Tom Baker, Alon Harel, Tamar Kugler
The Virtues Of Uncertainty In Law: An Experimental Approach, Tom Baker, Alon Harel, Tamar Kugler
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Predictability in civil and criminal sanctions is generally understood as desirable. Conversely, unpredictability is condemned as a violation of the rule of law. This paper explores predictability in sanctioning from the point of view of efficiency. It is argued that, given a constant expected sanction, deterrence is increased when either the size of the sanction or the probability that it will be imposed is uncertain. This conclusion follows from earlier findings in behavioral decision research and the results of an experiment conducted specifically to examine this hypothesis. The findings suggest that, within an efficiency framework, there are virtues to uncertainty …