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The Relational Contingency Of Rights, Gideon Parchomovsky, Alex Stein Feb 2012

The Relational Contingency Of Rights, Gideon Parchomovsky, Alex Stein

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In this Article, we demonstrate, contrary to conventional wisdom, that all rights are relationally contingent. Our main thesis is that rights afford their holders meaningful protection only against challengers who face higher litigation costs than the rightholder. Contrariwise, challengers who can litigate more cheaply than a rightholder can force the rightholder to forfeit the right and thereby render the right ineffective. Consequently, in the real world, rights avail only against certain challengers but not others. This result is robust and pervasive. Furthermore, it obtains irrespectively of how rights and other legal entitlements are defined by the legislator or construed by …


Meeting By Signals, Playing By Norms: Complementary Accounts Of Non-Legal Cooperation In Institutions, Edward B. Rock, Michael L. Wachter Jan 2002

Meeting By Signals, Playing By Norms: Complementary Accounts Of Non-Legal Cooperation In Institutions, Edward B. Rock, Michael L. Wachter

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On Trademarks, Domain Names, And Internal Auctions, Gideon Parchomovsky Jan 2001

On Trademarks, Domain Names, And Internal Auctions, Gideon Parchomovsky

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The Effect Of Offer-Of-Settlement Rules On The Terms Of Settlement, Lucian Arye Bebchuk, Howard F. Chang Jan 1999

The Effect Of Offer-Of-Settlement Rules On The Terms Of Settlement, Lucian Arye Bebchuk, Howard F. Chang

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