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Tendencies Versus Boundaries: Levels Of Generality In Behavioral Law And Economics, Gregory Mitchell
Tendencies Versus Boundaries: Levels Of Generality In Behavioral Law And Economics, Gregory Mitchell
Vanderbilt Law Review
When evidence on the truth or falsity of a proposition is ambiguous and open to multiple interpretations, psychologists warn about "biased assimilation" of the evidence to support pre-existing theories, beliefs, and attitudes. Therefore, when a skeptic about the public policy implications of psychological research examines the complex mix of evidence on human rationality, he may find much to support his skepticism about the use of psychology to reform the law. Likewise, an optimist about the public policy contributions of psychology may find within this same body of evidence much to bolster his optimistic view that psychological research can be used …
The Logic Of Reciprocity: Trust, Collective Action, And Law, Dan M. Kahan
The Logic Of Reciprocity: Trust, Collective Action, And Law, Dan M. Kahan
Michigan Law Review
The Logic of Collective Action has for decades supplied the logic of public-policy analysis. In this pioneering application of public choice theory, Mancur Olson elegantly punctured the premise - shared by a variety of political theories - that individuals can be expected to act consistently with the interest of the groups to which they belong. Absent externally imposed incentives, wealth-maximizing individuals, he argued, will rarely find it in their interest to contribute to goods that benefit the group as a whole, but rather will "free ride" on the contributions that other group members make. As a result, too few individuals …
Clinical Education At Loyola University Chicago School Of Law: A Tradition In The Making, Henry Rose
Clinical Education At Loyola University Chicago School Of Law: A Tradition In The Making, Henry Rose
Public Interest Law Reporter
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Loyola's Clinical Faculty: Experience Creating Legal Excellence, Pilr Staff
Loyola's Clinical Faculty: Experience Creating Legal Excellence, Pilr Staff
Public Interest Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
Harm To The "Fabric Of Society" As A Basis For Regulating Otherwise Harmless Conduct: Notes On A Theme From Ravin V. State, Eric A. Johnson
Harm To The "Fabric Of Society" As A Basis For Regulating Otherwise Harmless Conduct: Notes On A Theme From Ravin V. State, Eric A. Johnson
Seattle University Law Review
This article explores the possibility that harm to the fabric of society provides the best justification for some statutes that prohibit otherwise harmless conduct. This article considers three illustrations: first, the incest statutes, which, even in progressive states like Alaska and New York, prohibit a wide array of basically harmless conduct; second, a Massachusetts statute regulating the use of human silhouettes in target practice; and finally, legislation that would prohibit the medical procedure known as "partial-birth abortion.'" After discussing these illustrations, there is a close analysis of the general argument for the preservation of moral reaction patterns. The ultimate validity …
The Professional Professor, Kent D. Syverud
The Professional Professor, Kent D. Syverud
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Welcome to the Vanderbilt Law School and to this happy occasion in which we reflect on the life and career of Jonathan Charney. I say this is a "happy" occasion deliberately. There have been two months and a lot of tears since Jonathan died, and I know for many people here including me the loss is still deeply felt in expected and unexpected ways. But we are celebrating today, and we should be happy as we reflect on the extraordinary career and accomplishments and life of Jonathan Charney.