Economic approaches to legal reasoning and interpretation / edited by Brian H. Bix (Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Minnesota Law School, US).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bix, Brian, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Economic approaches to law ; 52.

Economic approaches to law ; 52

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Methodology.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (744 pages).

Place of Publication:

Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., Inc., 2018.

Summary:

This insightful research review provides analysis of the most important contemporary work by experts in the economic analysis of legal reasoning and interpretation. It explores a wide range of topics in the field, from constitutional to statutory interpretation, precedent and the interpretation of contracts. The articles discussed raise key questions concerning the optimal construction of institutions, the best approach to judicial decision-making, and the best strategies for statutory and contract drafting. This fascinating review will be valuable to academics interested in legal reasoning, economic analysis and legal philosophy.

Contents:

Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. A.C. Pritchard and Todd J. Zywicki (1999), 'Finding the Constitution: An Economic Analysis of Tradition's Role in Constitutional Interpretation', North Carolina Law Review, 77 (2), January, 409-521 2. John O. McGinnis (2014), 'Public Choice Originalism: Bork, Buchanan and the Escape from the Progressive Paradigm', Journal of Law, Economics and Policy, 10 (3), Fall, 669-88

3. Jonathan R. Macey (1986), 'Promoting Public-Regarding Legislation through Statutory Interpretation: An Interest Group Model', Columbia Law Review, 86 (2), March, 223-68

4. John A. Ferejohn and Barry R. Weingast (1992), 'A Positive Theory of Statutory Interpretation', International Review of Law and Economics, 12 (2), June, 263-79

5. Robert D. Cooter and Tom Ginsburg (1996), 'Comparative Judicial Discretion: An Empirical Test of Economic Models', International Review of Law and Economics, 16 (3), September, 295-313

6. Arthur Lupia and Mathew D. McCubbins (2005), 'Lost in Translation: Social Choice Theory is Misapplied Against Legislative Intent', Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, 14 (2), February, 585-617

7. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1976), 'Legal Precedent: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis', Journal of Law and Economics, 19 (2), August, 249-307

8. Erin O'Hara (1993), 'Social Constraint or Implicit Collusion?: Toward a Game Theoretic Analysis of Stare Decisis', Seton Hall Law Review, 24 (2), June, 736-78

9. Vincy Fon and Francesco Parisi (2006), 'Judicial Precedents in Civil Law Systems: A Dynamic Analysis', International Review of Law and Economics, 26 (4), December, 519-35

10. Nicola Gennaioli and Andrei Shleifer (2007), 'Overruling and the Instability of Law', Journal of Comparative Economics, 35 (2), June, 309-28

11. Ian Ayres and Robert Gertner (1989), 'Filling Gaps in Incomplete Contracts: An Economic Theory of Default Rules', Yale Law Journal, 99 (1), October, 87-130

12. Alan Schwartz (1992), 'Relational Contracts in the Courts: An Analysis of Incomplete Agreements and Judicial Strategies', Journal of Legal Studies, 21 (2), June, 271-318

13. Gillian K. Hadfield (1994), 'Judicial Competence and the Interpretation of Incomplete Contracts', Journal of Legal Studies, 23 (1), January, 159-84

14. Alan Schwartz and Robert E. Scott (2003), 'Contract Theory and the Limits of Contract Law', Yale Law Journal, 113 (3), December, 541-619

15. Avery Wiener Katz (2004), 'The Economics of Form and Substance in Contract Interpretation', Columbia Law Review, 104 (2), March, 496-538

16. Richard A. Posner (2005), 'The Law and Economics of Contract Interpretation', Texas Law Review, 83 (6), May, 1581-614

17. Alan Schwartz and Robert E. Scott (2010), 'Contract Interpretation Redux', Yale Law Journal, 119 (5), March, 926-64

18. Steven J. Burton (2013), 'A Lesson on Some Limits of Economic Analysis: Schwartz and Scott on Contract Interpretation', Indiana Law Journal, 88 (1), Winter, 339-60

Notes:

Includes index.

The recommended readings are available in the print version, or may be available via the link to your library's holdings.

ISBN:

1-78811-164-8