The pursuit of justice : law and economics of legal institutions / edited by Edward J. Ló́pez ; foreword by Robert D. Tollison.
2010
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Title
The pursuit of justice : law and economics of legal institutions / edited by Edward J. Ló́pez ; foreword by Robert D. Tollison.
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Call Number
KF384 .P87 2010
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780230102446 (hardback)
0230102441 (hardback)
9780230102453 (paperback)
023010245X (paperback)
0230102441 (hardback)
9780230102453 (paperback)
023010245X (paperback)
Description
x, 303 pages ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)458583478
Summary
"Published in cooperation with The Independent Institute."--T.p.
"The Pursuit of Justice is a realistic yet hopeful analysis of how the law works in practice rather than in theory. The multi-chapter discussion recognizes that decision makers in the law -- judges, lawyers, juries, police, forensic experts and more -- respond systematically to the incentive structures with which they are confronted. In turn, incentives are a function of economic and institutional design. While these chapters shed light on how perverse incentives result in adverse outcomes, each chapter also suggests institutional reforms that would create better incentives within the legal system"--Provided by publisher.
"The Pursuit of Justice is a realistic yet hopeful analysis of how the law works in practice rather than in theory. The multi-chapter discussion recognizes that decision makers in the law -- judges, lawyers, juries, police, forensic experts and more -- respond systematically to the incentive structures with which they are confronted. In turn, incentives are a function of economic and institutional design. While these chapters shed light on how perverse incentives result in adverse outcomes, each chapter also suggests institutional reforms that would create better incentives within the legal system"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-282) and index.
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Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
vii
Foreword / Robert D. Tollison
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
1.
An Introduction to The Pursuit of Justice / Edward J. Lopez
1
2.
The Rise of Government Law Enforcement in England / Edward P. Stringham
19
3.
Electoral Pressures and the Legal System: Friends or Foes? / Joshua C. Hall
37
4.
Romancing Forensics: Legal Failure in Forensic Science Administration / Roger G. Koppl
51
5.
Judicial Checks on Corruption / Adriana S. Cordis
71
6.
Effects of Judicial Selection on Criminal Sentencing / Jahn K. Hakes
103
7.
Economic Development Takings as Government Failure / Ilya Somin
123
8.
On the Impossibility of "Just Compensation" When Property Is Taken: An Ethical and Epistemic Inquiry / John Bratland
145
9.
The Lawyer-Judge Hypothesis / Benjamin H. Barton
169
10.
Class Action Rent Extraction: Theory and Evidence of Legal Extortion / Jeffrey Haymond
193
11.
Cy Pres and Its Predators / Charles N. W. Keckler
217
12.
Licensing Lawyers: Failure in the Provision of Legal Services / Adam B. Summers
235
Bibliography
255
Notes on Contributors
283
Index
289